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18,265 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 news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), people killed in Egypt and rights and justice in Moscow. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 55 in 100 of its 362 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

199 of its 362 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 133 of Venezuela's 199 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. 112 of Caracas' 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Egypt

61 of its 187 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

552 of its 1,169 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 354 of Russia's 552 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (368 stories).

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

212 of its 381 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 212 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nigeria

521 of its 1,524 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 95 of Abuja's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

124 of its 192 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 124 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 50 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

18 of its 69 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

69 of its 208 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 24 of Harare's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (282 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Canada (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (16 of its stories, about three 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 2 Aug. 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 18,265 stories about harm among 98,103 counted on 2 Aug.

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The news turned to Venezuela for the fourth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 98,103 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. India's news mentioned landslides about 4 times as often as usual. Venezuela's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 1,089 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Caracas Venezuela112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Moscow Russia97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Abuja Nigeria95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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 lessVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualSwindon, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsOklahoma, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsCorpus Christi, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 10 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Corpus Christi 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 · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,940 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health25% 4,509 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,532 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,291 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 826 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 353 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 killed4,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,082 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and the US

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.