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8,195 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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Violence in Soweto and Jammu and protests in Mexico City (Mexico) drew the news. South Africa's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 55 in 100 of its 510 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

South Africa

283 of its 510 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Soweto accounted for 159 of South Africa's 283 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Soweto stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 20 of Kashmir's 40 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

56 of its 138 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 18 of Mexico City's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Health

Pakistan

132 of its 280 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 196 of Sri Lanka's 238 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. 187 of Colombo's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

26 of its 61 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

237 of its 483 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Luhansk accounted for 81 of Ukraine's 237 stories about harm, carried by 410 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

40 of its 90 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Malaysia

72 of its 195 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Japan

154 of its 644 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in India (11 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 8,195 stories about harm among 35,217 counted on 10 Jul.

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Of the day's 35,217 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 10 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa55 in 100 of its 510 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan47 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Soweto South Africa19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Mexico City Mexico18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19 Chicago US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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 lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: 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 lessTurkey: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: 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 lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: 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 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: no storiesGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: no storiesFaroe 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 lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 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 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 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUkraine: 49 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 55 in 100 of its 510 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 33 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Portugal: 43 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 41 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 37 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jamaica: 37 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 32 in 100 of its 2,142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Macao: 79 in 100 of its 14 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

● South Africa 55 in 100 of its 510 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 69 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 483 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 47 in 100 of its 280 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 47 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 2,946 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice18% 1,468 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,228 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence14% 1,164 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 511 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 419 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 196 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 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 killed2,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured680 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting arrests636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Italy

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.