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20,573 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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Storms in the Netherlands, arrests in Hong Kong and violence in Jenin drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 45 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

88 of its 332 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amsterdam accounted for 58 of the Netherlands' 88 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Health

Hong Kong

85 of its 191 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

403 of its 453 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Jenin accounted for 363 of Palestine's 403 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

282 of its 617 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tel Aviv accounted for 110 of Israel's 282 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

100 of its 267 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 100 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

146 of its 335 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 95 of Sweden's 146 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 63 of Stockholm's 95 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Tunisia

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 180 of Russia's 300 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought, storms and heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Iceland (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in China (80 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Vietnam (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 20,573 stories about harm among 108,719 counted on 5 Jul.

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Of the day's 108,719 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine89 in 100 of its 453 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Jenin Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 London UK73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Stockholm Sweden63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualIllawarra, Australia -- health: 51 stories, carried by 31 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 51 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- shelter & services: 122 stories, carried by 10 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 23 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 35 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

● Illawarra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 51 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,301 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,318 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,436 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,211 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 793 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 684 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 killed5,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,969 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan 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 harsher 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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