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11,704 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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Violence in Karbala, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and people killed in Germany drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 46 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 26 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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Karbala accounted for 24 of Iraq's 49 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Karbala stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

97 of its 192 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 69 of Bangladesh's 97 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 53 of Dhaka's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

120 of its 349 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

168 of its 442 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Azerbaijan

67 of its 174 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lachin accounted for 52 of Azerbaijan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 101 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

20 of Jerusalem's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

62 of its 136 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

288 of its 984 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Egypt (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 11,704 stories about harm among 62,549 counted on 29 Jul.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,549 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Iraq, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh51 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir50 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Niger49 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Dhaka Bangladesh53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Manipur India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Hollywood US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 San Francisco US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSweden: 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 lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 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 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: 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: no storiesDjibouti: 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 storiesCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 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 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 49 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jordan: 28 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 64 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 23 in 100 of its 4,260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 26 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cyprus: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 51 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 39 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Iraq 64 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Niger 49 in 100 of its 302 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 51 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 50 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 46 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,131 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,803 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,309 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 656 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 480 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 256 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 killed2,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 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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