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17,580 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 violence in Kigali, illness in Mecca and arrests in Singapore. Singapore's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 38 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kigali accounted for 22 of Rwanda's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

76 of its 219 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Haiti

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 16 of Haiti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Egypt

55 of its 171 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

385 of its 1,099 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 36 of Sri Lanka's 71 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

7 of Nukus' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Jamaica (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in UK (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
24 in 10021 in 1008 Jun15 Jun22 Jun29 Jun7 Jul8 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 21 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 23 in 10012 Jun: 23 in 10013 Jun: 22 in 10014 Jun: 22 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 23 in 10019 Jun: 22 in 10020 Jun: 22 in 10021 Jun: 21 in 10022 Jun: 22 in 10023 Jun: 21 in 10024 Jun: 21 in 10025 Jun: 23 in 10026 Jun: 23 in 10027 Jun: 21 in 10028 Jun: 22 in 10029 Jun: 21 in 10030 Jun: 21 in 1001 Jul: 21 in 1002 Jul: 23 in 1003 Jul: 24 in 1004 Jul: 23 in 1005 Jul: 23 in 1006 Jul: 23 in 1007 Jul: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 17,580 stories about harm among 83,250 counted on 7 Jul.

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In Pakistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 83,250 stories, as usual. On 7 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. In Rwanda, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda61 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea43 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 London UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Northern Ireland UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Akron US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Lake County US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessUnited States: 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 lessUganda: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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: no storiesEl Salvador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 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 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 lessBahrain: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Suriname: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Singapore: 35 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 61 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 829 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 1,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Macedonia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Grenada: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ecuador: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 30 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 35 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Rwanda 61 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 42 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly health ● Haiti 56 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 38 in 100 of its 898 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 7,253 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 3,541 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,077 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,825 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,249 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 511 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 257 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 killed3,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia

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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