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20,126 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 protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people killed in Trinidad & Tobago and Namibia. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 36 in 100 of its 356 stories, usually 24
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

how these are picked →
Food & livelihood

Namibia

11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Libya

21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 6 of Tripoli's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 63 of Sudan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Gambia

16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

8 of its 18 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Greece (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Italy (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 20,126 stories about harm among 108,812 counted on 14 Jul.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Kenya. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,812 stories, as usual. On 14 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Kenya, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti52 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia44 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Paris France71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Moscow Russia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318

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: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesMozambique: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 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: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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 lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBolivia: 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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 storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)U.S. Virgin Islands: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 1,005 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 1,123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Romania: 29 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 706 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Faroe Islands: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 27 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Croatia: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bhutan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 52 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Tunisia 44 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kenya 36 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,071 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,990 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,859 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,753 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 1,066 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 840 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 814 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 393 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 killed4,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured922 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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