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17,338 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 Yangon (Myanmar) and people injured in Micronesia and Congo drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCongo 79 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

60 of its 66 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yangon accounted for 23 of Myanmar's 60 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 23 of Yangon's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Micronesia

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Micronesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

29 of its 77 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cameroon

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Yaounde accounted for 19 of Cameroon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ireland

195 of its 828 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 62 of Sri Lanka's 84 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 36 of Colombo's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

22 of its 43 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Morocco

36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Germany

143 of its 504 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in France (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,338 stories about harm among 80,050 counted on 26 Jul.

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The Czechia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Myanmar. On 26 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. Myanmar's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar91 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq46 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Indianapolis US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Colombo Sri Lanka36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: 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 lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 storiesKenya: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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: no storiesBurundi: 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 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 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): 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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 storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Micronesia: 100 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guam: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 45 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 29 in 100 of its 490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 27 in 100 of its 3,694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 28 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Czechia: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 79 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Canada: 28 in 100 of its 2,024 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 76 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 91 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Benin: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahamas: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montserrat: 92 in 100 of its 13 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

● Myanmar 91 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 79 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 45 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 46 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,379 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 3,329 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,319 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,479 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 1,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 250 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 killed3,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured851 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill17 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.