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9,966 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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Building collapse in Brazil, violence in Srebrenica and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much 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 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 62 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

39 of its 117 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

71 of its 114 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 71 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

26 of its 79 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

87 of its 126 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

47 of its 106 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 55 of Sudan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in South Korea (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Sweden (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatstroke in China (25 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 9,966 stories about harm among 51,317 counted on 9 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 June 2023. 19 in every 100 of the day's 51,317 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running. Brazil's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran44 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Hanoi Vietnam45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Toronto Canada24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTbilisi, Georgia -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 40 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 22 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsMidlands, UK -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 150 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 31 stories, carried by 124 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tbilisi Georgia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Gaza Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,376 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,253 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice22% 2,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,465 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 240 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 killed2,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured900 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 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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