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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualTowie, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsIrvine, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsNashville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 99 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 28 outletsTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 83 stories, carried by 360 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Towie UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Irvine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 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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