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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readIraq: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 22 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsChester County, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 109 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Baramulla Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Chester County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 68 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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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