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11,254 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), refugees in China and heavy rain in the Philippines. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 60 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 42
RegionSoutheast Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

51 of its 84 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 14 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

China

294 of its 904 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

199 of its 334 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with typhoon, flooding and earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Australia

283 of its 827 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Sydney accounted for 181 of Australia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. 108 of Sydney's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Budapest accounted for 32 of Hungary's 35 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. 27 of Budapest's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

France

95 of its 360 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 30 of Paris' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

India

954 of its 2,863 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Landslides were named in 161 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and building collapse.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

36 of its 107 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Sao Paulo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 11,254 stories about harm among 44,772 counted on 24 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 24 July 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Iran's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%. of the day's 44,772 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba64 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Haiti63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines60 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sydney Australia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Paris France30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Budapest Hungary27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories a little warmer than the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 4,976 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,327 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,828 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 892 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 308 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 183 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured735 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations200 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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