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16,691 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Colombia, a disaster in Beirut and protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Colombia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 54 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 37
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

35 of its 65 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bamako accounted for 16 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

14 of Istanbul's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Togo

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

303 of its 625 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Niger

9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Tanzania

13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in UK (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 16,691 stories about harm among 78,107 counted on 15 Jul.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 78,107 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 15 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 625 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir48 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh44 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Chicago US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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 lessSingapore: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 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: 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBenin: 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 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 70 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 159 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)Togo: 93 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 27 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Macedonia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 29 in 100 of its 3,676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hungary: 31 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guyana: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Gambia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 54 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belize: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 94 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

● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 625 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 54 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 48 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 44 in 100 of its 159 stories · mostly health ● Sri Lanka 39 in 100 of its 479 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 47 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,842 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 3,367 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,113 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,536 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood7% 1,174 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 493 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 241 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 killed3,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 softer 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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