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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,932 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 rights and justice in Alajuela, violence in Jammu and people killed in Italy. Costa Rica's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCosta Rica 77 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Rights & justice

Costa Rica

199 of its 258 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Alajuela accounted for 122 of Costa Rica's 199 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Alajuela stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

387 of its 463 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jammu accounted for 220 of Kashmir's 387 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (225 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Italy

276 of its 954 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Measles was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption, drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bosnia

115 of its 125 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Srebrenica accounted for 111 of Bosnia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

59 of its 81 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

96 of its 220 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 86 of Havana's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

379 of its 1,273 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with meningitis, tsunami and outbreaks.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

2,556 of its 8,168 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (885 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

93 of its 300 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 22 of Warsaw's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Tajikistan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (103 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Panama (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Niger (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
26 in 10020 in 10012 Jun19 Jun26 Jun3 Jul11 Jul12 Jun: 21 in 10013 Jun: 20 in 10014 Jun: 21 in 10015 Jun: 21 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 26 in 10018 Jun: 26 in 10019 Jun: 25 in 10020 Jun: 22 in 10021 Jun: 21 in 10022 Jun: 21 in 10023 Jun: 22 in 10024 Jun: 25 in 10025 Jun: 25 in 10026 Jun: 22 in 10027 Jun: 21 in 10028 Jun: 22 in 10029 Jun: 21 in 10030 Jun: 22 in 1001 Jul: 23 in 1002 Jul: 24 in 1003 Jul: 21 in 1004 Jul: 21 in 1005 Jul: 20 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 22 in 1008 Jul: 24 in 1009 Jul: 25 in 10010 Jul: 21 in 10011 Jul: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 41,932 stories about harm among 193,955 counted on 11 Jul.

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Costa Rica's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 193,955 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Tajikistan's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Costa Rica.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen92 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Congo86 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir84 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,614 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US371 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1228 Amarnath India125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1129 New York US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Paradise Theater US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Islamabad Pakistan104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 storiesSão 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 92 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 666 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 73 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tajikistan: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 45 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Qatar: 43 in 100 of its 1,096 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Portugal: 35 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 2,046 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 1,330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 1,273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mauritius: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 65 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Italy: 29 in 100 of its 954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 1,433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 82 in 100 of its 1,614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 31 in 100 of its 8,168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hungary: 36 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 31 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guyana: 52 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Costa Rica: 77 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 86 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 51 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 92 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Benin: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahrain: 34 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 56 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 84 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 84 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 84 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 84 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Iraq 82 in 100 of its 1,614 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 84 in 100 of its 463 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 92 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly health ● Bosnia 92 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 833 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Costa Rica 77 in 100 of its 258 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,000 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,162 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,886 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,266 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,921 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,162 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,075 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 730 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 killed13,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced921 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations861 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees500 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting abductions411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

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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