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18,830 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 plane crash in Nepal, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and people affected in New Zealand. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 75 in 100 of its 414 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

312 of its 414 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kathmandu accounted for 255 of Nepal's 312 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (283 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

141 of its 255 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 98 of Bangladesh's 141 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 75 of Dhaka's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

New Zealand

179 of its 627 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

South Africa

268 of its 811 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Ethiopia

68 of its 94 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Gofa accounted for 44 of Ethiopia's 68 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

379 of its 694 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Philippine accounted for 180 of the Philippines' 379 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone, tropical storm and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

78 of its 198 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Disasters & accidents

Mauritania

23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Nouakchott accounted for 21 of Mauritania's 23 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

59 of its 128 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 29 of Kampala's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Tbilisi's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Poland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Taiwan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Panama (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (11 of its stories, about 8 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 24 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 18,830 stories about harm among 104,113 counted on 24 Jul.

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Poland's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,113 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Nepal stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. On 25 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal75 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel64 in 100 of its 1,497 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Dhaka Bangladesh75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Bihar India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 readFrance: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualLake Alice, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 31 outletsJefferson County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 32 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 88 outletsWennington, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Lake Alice New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Jefferson County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bannu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,903 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,487 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,717 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,606 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 865 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 646 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 484 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 killed4,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations318 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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