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17,939 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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Protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), violence in Kuje and people killed in Cyprus drew the news. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Skopje accounted for 14 of North Macedonia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 13 of Skopje's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

553 of its 1,313 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuje accounted for 248 of Nigeria's 553 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Kuje stories →
Health

Cyprus

16 of its 37 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

268 of its 635 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding and drownings.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sweden

42 of its 119 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 7 of Nukus' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Australia

440 of its 1,619 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

65 of its 161 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 37 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

27 of its 49 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 218 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mecca accounted for 62 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (23 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 6 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 17,939 stories about harm among 79,512 counted on 6 Jul.

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North Macedonia's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 79,512 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual in Malaysia's news. A year earlier, on 6 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia47 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 23 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Paris France34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Kuje Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 553 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,048 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,375 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,358 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,252 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 781 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed4,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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