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9,504 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 flooding in Iran, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and violence in Tripoli. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

110 of its 186 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

106 of its 200 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 82 of Sri Lanka's 106 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 74 of Colombo's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Libya

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tripoli accounted for 28 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Indonesia

47 of its 98 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Mali

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bamako accounted for 18 of Mali's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

49 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

48 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

60 of its 183 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Netherlands (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Spain (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (62 of its stories, about 6 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 23 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 9,504 stories about harm among 42,215 counted on 23 Jul.

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Iran's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,215 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Iran stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 23 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran59 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Iraq50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia48 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Colombo Sri Lanka74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Uvalde US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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 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: near the world's share or lessU.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 Kingdom: 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 lessTurkey: 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 storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 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 lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 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: no storiesJordan: 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: no storiesGabon: no storiesFrance: 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: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: 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: no storiesBhutan: 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 53 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 33 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Netherlands: 31 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 90 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 40 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 96 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Czechia: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 92 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Montserrat: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Macao: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Iran 59 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sri Lanka 53 in 100 of its 200 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 41 in 100 of its 652 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 48 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 50 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,734 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,491 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 363 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.