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14,991 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 violence in Baghdad, gas explosion in Japan and evacuations in the UK. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 39 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

43 of its 80 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Baghdad accounted for 24 of Iraq's 43 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

238 of its 771 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Gas explosion was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Greece

90 of its 249 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

178 of its 341 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 85 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

72 of its 187 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Damietta accounted for 49 of Egypt's 72 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

118 of its 343 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

247 of its 725 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in China (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Greece (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 14,991 stories about harm among 75,284 counted on 30 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 75,284 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in China's news. In Iraq, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine52 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Chicago US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNiger: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 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 lessJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Spain: 28 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 34 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 34 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,609 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 31 in 100 of its 771 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 1,073 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 34 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 37 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 536 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 52 in 100 of its 341 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 54 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 41 in 100 of its 1,073 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 584 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,688 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,391 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,180 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,851 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 681 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed3,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations430 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Japan Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe

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 softer 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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