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21,507 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 helicopter crash in Nepal, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people injured in Vietnam. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 75 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 32
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

78 of its 148 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 56 of Nepal's 78 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

135 of its 419 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 59 of Nairobi's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Vietnam

395 of its 1,211 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Outbreaks were named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Iceland

58 of its 77 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reykjavik accounted for 26 of Iceland's 58 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

40 of its 79 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 12 of Unitas' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

19 of Jalisco's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

60 of Tel Aviv's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Bird flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

30 of its 71 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in India (227 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Spain (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 21,507 stories about harm among 120,413 counted on 12 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 1 June 2023. 18 in every 100 of the day's 120,413 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 July 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland75 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal53 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Tel Aviv Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Nairobi Kenya59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Hanoi Vietnam52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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 lessUzbekistan: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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 storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 1,211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 25 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 37 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 1,001 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 53 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kiribati: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 24 in 100 of its 6,097 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 75 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Czechia: 27 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 51 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 28 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 74 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 75 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Nepal 53 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 62 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,324 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,001 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,965 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,080 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,154 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 918 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 436 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 killed4,701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

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 softer 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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