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17,948 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 road crashes in Egypt, a disaster in Mogadishu and illness in Dhaka. Egypt's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 42 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

87 of its 207 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Cairo accounted for 36 of Egypt's 87 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 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.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 15 of Somalia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

UK

1,813 of its 6,542 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drownings were named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatstroke, power cuts and typhoon.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

9 of Khartoum's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 95 of Iran's 114 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

Quito accounted for 12 of Ecuador's 18 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Quito's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

165 of its 494 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

34 of its 90 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ghana (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Norway (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 17,948 stories about harm among 81,135 counted on 19 Jul.

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Of the day's 81,135 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria52 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Kashmir45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia44 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Colombo Sri Lanka32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 New York US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMorocco: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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 lessGambia: 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: no storiesFrench 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 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 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 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 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: 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 storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesUK: 28 in 100 of its 6,542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Spain: 33 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Portugal: 38 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Norway: 31 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 42 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Angola: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montserrat: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Macao: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 52 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly health ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 40 in 100 of its 582 stories · mostly health ● Egypt 42 in 100 of its 207 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Iran 39 in 100 of its 295 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,950 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,303 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,142 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence9% 1,532 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood7% 1,172 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 590 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 320 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 killed3,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured942 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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