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9,540 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 earthquake in Iran, violence in Damascus and people injured in Cambodia drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

139 of its 187 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (92 stories). Earthquake was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 71 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Cambodia

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Nicaragua

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bluefields accounted for 14 of Nicaragua's 21 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, flooding and heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

250 of its 505 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 33 of Bangladesh's 74 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people displaced 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 →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

214 of its 535 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 23 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Nicaragua (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 9,540 stories about harm among 41,599 counted on 2 Jul.

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Iran's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 41,599 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Iran, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. On 2 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran74 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine50 in 100 of its 505 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh47 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Times Square US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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

● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 3,326 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice23% 2,137 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,436 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence12% 1,160 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 457 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 438 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 148 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 killed2,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured758 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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