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17,242 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Copenhagen, protests in Karakalpak (Uzbekistan) and the avalanche in Italy. Denmark's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 53 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Denmark

68 of its 144 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Copenhagen accounted for 56 of Denmark's 68 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

176 of its 551 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Avalanche was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and heatwave.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Algeria

19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Algiers accounted for 16 of Algeria's 19 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

489 of its 1,717 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories). Heavy rain was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

46 of its 68 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

64 of its 216 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

72 of its 172 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 38 of Sri Lanka's 72 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Liberia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (72 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,242 stories about harm among 74,541 counted on 5 Jul.

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The news turned to Denmark for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 74,541 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. Denmark stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 5 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan53 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Akron US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Lake County US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uzbekistan: 53 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 30 in 100 of its 19,312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 32 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 717 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 35 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 32 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 68 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 47 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Macao: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Ethiopia 68 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 60 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Denmark 47 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,437 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,287 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,288 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,257 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 780 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 470 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 294 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 killed4,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,125 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting refugees126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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