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21,165 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 deaths in Chrcynno, rights and justice in Cairo and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 49 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

61 of its 166 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chrcynno accounted for 37 of Poland's 61 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Bird flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Chrcynno stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

112 of its 378 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cairo accounted for 70 of Egypt's 112 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

105 of its 172 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

180 of its 369 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 124 of Greece's 180 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Israel

412 of its 848 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 92 of Tel Aviv's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

23 of its 72 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Minsk's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

40 of its 106 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

162 of its 747 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

101 of its 251 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Vietnam (64 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in China (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Colombia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (42 of its stories, about three times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 21,165 stories about harm among 115,061 counted on 18 Jul.

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The news turned to Poland for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 115,061 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual. A year earlier, on 18 July 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Poland's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Kashmir61 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda49 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Greece49 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Hollywood US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Tel Aviv Israel92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMontana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 29 outletsCape Cod, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 16 outletsGrand Cayman, Cayman Islands -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 37 outletsBurry Port, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsKarachi, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 13 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

● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Cape Cod US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Grand Cayman Cayman Islands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,287 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,988 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,490 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,875 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 959 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 959 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 726 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 506 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 killed4,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations412 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Poland

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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