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17,939 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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Protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), violence in Kuje and people killed in Cyprus drew the news. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Skopje accounted for 14 of North Macedonia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 13 of Skopje's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

553 of its 1,313 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuje accounted for 248 of Nigeria's 553 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Kuje stories →
Health

Cyprus

16 of its 37 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

268 of its 635 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding and drownings.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sweden

42 of its 119 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 7 of Nukus' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Australia

440 of its 1,619 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

65 of its 161 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 37 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

27 of its 49 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 218 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mecca accounted for 62 of Saudi Arabia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (23 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 6 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 17,939 stories about harm among 79,512 counted on 6 Jul.

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North Macedonia's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 79,512 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual in Malaysia's news. A year earlier, on 6 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia47 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 23 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Paris France34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Kuje Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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 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 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 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: no storiesAruba: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uzbekistan: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 792 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 44 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 562 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 42 in 100 of its 1,313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 93 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cyprus: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 93 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Antigua & Barbuda: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Macao: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Kashmir 52 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 42 in 100 of its 1,313 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 47 in 100 of its 139 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 635 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Saudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 218 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,048 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,375 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,358 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,252 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 781 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed4,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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