Iceland
51 of its 79 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at volcanic eruption in Iceland, violence in Srebrenica and protests in Paris (France). Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostIceland
65 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia
27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Bosnia
19 of its 19 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 16 of Bosnia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
France
51 of Paris' 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Croatia
18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Türkiye
157 of its 390 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Ankara accounted for 81 of Türkiye's 157 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Syria
94 of its 124 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kashmir
77 of its 170 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 50 of Kashmir's 77 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
Sudan
118 of its 152 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 60 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Spain
140 of its 515 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories).
Peru
32 of its 77 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: drought in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Australia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in Canada (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,702 stories about harm among 99,877 counted on 10 Jul.
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Iceland's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 99,877 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iceland's news mentioned volcanic eruption about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 10 July 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 99,877 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Iceland: 51 of its 79 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%.
- Bosnia: 19 of its 19 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- France: 51 of Paris' 98 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Croatia: 18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual in Iceland's news.
- Mentions of the drought ran about 9 times their usual in the Philippines' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 10 July 2022, 23 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 →
Sudan78 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Paris France51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Orange County US accidents & disasters · 139 stories, 482 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 161 stories, 509 outlets ● Fukuoka Japan accidents & disasters · 60 stories, 321 outlets ● Delhi India accidents & disasters · 393 stories, 261 outlets ● Orange County US accidents & disasters · 19 stories, 182 outlets ● Ankara Türkiye attacks & violence · 81 stories, 243 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 120 stories, 152 outlets ● Srebrenica Bosnia attacks & violence · 16 stories, 99 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health29% 5,239 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,075 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,875 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,350 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 915 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 779 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 671 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 445 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations298 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the Netherlands Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and IndiaStories 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
● 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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