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16,162 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 Colombo (Sri Lanka), violence in Tripoli and people killed in Brazil drew the news. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 83 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 27
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Sri Lanka

221 of its 355 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Colombo accounted for 160 of Sri Lanka's 221 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. 148 of Colombo's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

43 of its 60 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tripoli accounted for 39 of Libya's 43 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

86 of its 222 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

83 of its 113 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 45 of Syria's 83 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

44 of its 55 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bamako accounted for 38 of Mali's 44 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

68 of its 197 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

25 of its 56 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tunis accounted for 17 of Tunisia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Qatar

13 of its 62 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 3 of Doha's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

43 of its 52 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Portugal (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (16 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 16,162 stories about harm among 75,613 counted on 22 Jul.

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Of the day's 75,613 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gambia83 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Libya72 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Colombo Sri Lanka148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 New York US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Chicago US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Netherlands few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,655 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 3,053 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,145 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,558 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,133 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 281 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 killed3,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured891 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees76 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine 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 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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