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11,814 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 building collapse in Brazil, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and people injured in Iran. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 44 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

51 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pernambuco accounted for 34 of Brazil's 51 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Pernambuco stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tbilisi accounted for 23 of Georgia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 18 of Tbilisi's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

111 of its 190 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

79 of its 154 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

68 of its 185 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 22 of Nairobi's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Srebrenica accounted for 11 of Bosnia's 11 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

64 of its 74 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

13 of Seoul's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 11 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.

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Rights & justice

Togo

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Vietnam (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Kashmir (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in China (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 11,814 stories about harm among 61,465 counted on 8 Jul.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 61,465 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 32% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. A year earlier, on 8 July 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine75 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Paris France46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Cooch Behar India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Nairobi Kenya22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Georgia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,014 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice24% 2,743 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,320 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,667 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 404 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 325 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 killed3,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Netherlands and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher than 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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