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10,482 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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Oil spill in the Philippines, the typhoon in China and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 52 in 100 of its 340 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

177 of its 340 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Philippine accounted for 82 of the Philippines' 177 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Oil spill was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

China

226 of its 979 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 54 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 37 of Dhaka's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

278 of its 666 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

84 of its 142 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 84 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 99 of Palestine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

37 of its 52 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in France (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Palestine (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in India (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (90 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 10,482 stories about harm among 59,887 counted on 27 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,887 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 28 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 →

Ethiopia71 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Dhaka Bangladesh37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readNiger: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualVientiane, Laos -- other: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 59 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 47 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 90 stories, carried by 369 outletsMpumalanga, South Africa -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsParis, France -- health: 103 stories, carried by 140 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

● Vientiane Laos about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Caracas Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,633 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,312 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,155 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,574 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 451 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 399 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 382 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 301 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 killed2,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations289 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US 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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