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15,826 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), a disaster in New Providence and arrests in Cambodia. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 76 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

87 of its 92 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Yangon accounted for 57 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 56 of Yangon's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

69 of its 91 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. New Providence accounted for 52 of the Bahamas' 69 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → New Providence stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Nablus accounted for 22 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 13 of Nablus' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 49 of Sri Lanka's 85 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 42 of Colombo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

183 of its 296 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 150 of Greece's 183 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Wildfires were named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with covid.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

104 of its 280 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Yaounde's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Papua New Guinea

17 of its 34 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (156 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Denmark (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Norway (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Egypt (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 15,826 stories about harm among 70,798 counted on 25 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 70,798 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 25 July 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Myanmar stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar95 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas76 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Palestine63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Greece62 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Yangon Myanmar56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Colombo Sri Lanka42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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 Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 61 stories, carried by 154 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsYahidne, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 16 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

● Northern Ireland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 61 stories ● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Yahidne Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,376 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,822 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,573 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence9% 1,465 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 975 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 677 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 442 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 299 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 killed3,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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