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17,586 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 news turned to violence in Sanaa, a disaster in Tehran and protests in Monrovia (Liberia). Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 42 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 12 of Yemen's 18 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

79 of its 165 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

312 of its 722 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 148 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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

Morocco

26 of its 62 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Rabat's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

30 of its 71 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 9 of Lilongwe's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

158 of its 422 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 8 of Yangon's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

358 of its 1,027 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in India (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in China (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 17,586 stories about harm among 82,659 counted on 28 Jul.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 82,659 stories, as usual. Yemen's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%. On 28 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 →

Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran48 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Colombo Sri Lanka30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Kyiv Ukraine26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLuxembourg: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 358 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,995 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,461 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,517 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,524 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood8% 1,446 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 522 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 245 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 killed3,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured925 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced180 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about twice 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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