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14,673 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 Srebrenica, protests in Havana (Cuba) and a disaster in Karachi. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 53 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 37 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

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

40 of its 44 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Srebrenica accounted for 39 of Bosnia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

44 of its 84 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 14 of Havana's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Czechia

26 of its 74 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Prague accounted for 21 of the Czechia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Lebanon

34 of its 65 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 34 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

37 of its 106 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Togo

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

45 of its 71 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Qatar

15 of its 66 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

South Africa

309 of its 802 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kyrgyzstan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in UK (123 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in India (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 14,673 stories about harm among 68,232 counted on 11 Jul.

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Bosnia stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 68,232 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Macao75 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Kashmir63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan53 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba52 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Colombo Sri Lanka110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Henan China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 Tokyo Japan20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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 a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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

● Bosnia few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Togo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories a little warmer than the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,026 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice18% 2,572 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,016 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 886 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 676 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 435 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed3,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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