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9,838 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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Heavy rain in Iran, violence in Moscow and protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice 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 one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 41 in 100 of its 139 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 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

78 of its 132 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 78 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

189 of its 587 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 104 of Russia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

30 of its 39 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pyongyang accounted for 23 of North Korea's 30 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 13 of Pyongyang's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Health

Brazil

57 of its 139 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

83 of its 141 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 68 of Iraq's 83 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 63 of Baghdad's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

263 of its 456 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 12 of Somalia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Canada

364 of its 1,112 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Japan

85 of its 358 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Philippines

180 of its 395 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone and tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in UK (19 of its stories, about 5 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 30 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 9,838 stories about harm among 42,868 counted on 30 Jul.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 42,868 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Iran, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran59 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq59 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine58 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Baghdad Iraq63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Kyiv Ukraine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Colombo Sri Lanka17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,522 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 1,956 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,616 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence12% 1,174 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 571 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 422 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 274 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 150 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 killed2,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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