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13,620 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 Tehran, the earthquake in Mexico and people killed in Laos drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry 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 three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 41 in 100 of its 338 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

458 of its 1,119 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 244 of Iran's 458 stories about harm, carried by 511 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

139 of its 338 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Laos

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Algeria

14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Algiers accounted for 11 of Algeria's 14 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ireland

223 of its 902 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

21 of its 97 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

634 of its 2,626 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Wildfires were named in 237 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uganda

Kampala accounted for 27 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (237 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in US (399 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (11 of its stories, about 10 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 17 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 13,620 stories about harm among 71,848 counted on 17 Jul.

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The news turned to Iran for the seventh day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,848 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Iran's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 47 · mostly shelter & services Venezuela55 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda49 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 44 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel42 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Tehran Iran78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Delhi India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Moscow Russia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readOman: 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsBhubaneswar, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsCheselbourne, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOlowa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsSan Diego, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 119 outletsDublin, Ireland -- rights & justice: 116 stories, carried by 401 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Bhubaneswar India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bannu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Cheselbourne UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Olowa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,486 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents24% 3,261 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,148 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,330 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 750 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 547 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed3,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced89 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Pakistan

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
● Griefa little less than 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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