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16,096 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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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people killed in Ghana and plane crash in Greece drew the news. Ghana's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 41 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

54 of its 64 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 27 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Ghana

138 of its 371 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Outbreaks were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

92 of its 222 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Spain

165 of its 475 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Cite Soleil accounted for 14 of Haiti's 16 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

21 of its 41 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Baghdad accounted for 15 of Iraq's 21 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 41 of Bangladesh's 84 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

230 of its 735 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Health

Taiwan

53 of its 138 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Germany (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatstroke in UK (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 18 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 16,096 stories about harm among 70,898 counted on 18 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 70,898 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ghana's news mentioned outbreaks about 6 times as often as usual. On 18 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 60% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia43 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Greece41 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh41 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Uvalde US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Colombo Sri Lanka50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Moscow Russia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualCharlotte, US -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 33 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 26 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 35 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 49 stories, carried by 99 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 19 stories, carried by 35 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

● Charlotte US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 21 stories ● Madiba South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,131 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,747 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,744 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 979 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 240 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 killed4,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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