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41,906 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Paris, protests in Bethlehem (Palestine) and people injured in the Czechia. the Czechia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Greece → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 77 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 14
RegionEurope 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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 →
Conflict & violence

France

3,869 of its 5,740 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 2,146 of France's 3,869 stories about harm, carried by 1,289 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,091 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

301 of its 508 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bethlehem accounted for 207 of Palestine's 301 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 108 of Bethlehem's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories).

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Bethlehem stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

83 of its 224 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

38 of Tehran's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

313 of its 435 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

110 of its 277 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 24 of Harare's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

45 of Kabul's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

Istanbul accounted for 4,757 of Türkiye's 9,102 stories about harm, carried by 2,032 outlets. 2,820 of Istanbul's 4,757 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (1,715 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

157 of its 180 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (97 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Italy (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 41,906 stories about harm among 158,604 counted on 16 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 158,604 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Arrests were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to France.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia87 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Panama77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 14 · mostly health Kashmir72 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye2820 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4757 Ankara Türkiye844 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1662 Anadolu Türkiye624 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1012 Dallas US595 stories about protests or strikes, of its 896 Dhaka Bangladesh286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 922 stories about harm ● Czechia about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 3,869 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Mongolia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 13,672 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice31% 12,949 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,860 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents9% 3,745 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,100 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,420 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,150 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 552 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 killed20,669 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests9,493 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people injured8,132 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and France Stories reporting people affected5,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting refugees2,225 at about three times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions519 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations497 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting people displaced205 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of 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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