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8,475 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 day's news pointed at the earthquake in Nepal, arrests in Ukraine and protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala). Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was 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 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 53 in 100 of its 116 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 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

Nepal

26 of its 46 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 20 of Nepal's 26 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with avalanche.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

240 of its 413 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 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.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

62 of its 116 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

19 of its 31 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

19 of its 20 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kasindi accounted for 16 of the DR Congo's 19 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

186 of its 511 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

21 of Civitanova Marche's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Iran (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 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 31 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 8,475 stories about harm among 36,564 counted on 31 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 36,564 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual in Nepal's news. In Nepal, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 31 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine58 in 100 of its 413 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq52 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Civitanova Marche Italy21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 22 Kyiv Ukraine21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Chicago US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 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: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 storiesSaudi 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 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBenin: 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 lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 58 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 36 in 100 of its 511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Oman: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 34 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 95 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 58 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Ukraine 58 in 100 of its 413 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 56 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 52 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 49 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 2,903 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice19% 1,588 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,528 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence13% 1,111 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 431 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 257 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed2,349 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured753 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations157 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced50 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 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 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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