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21,090 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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The news turned to people killed in Ireland, landslides in the Philippines and violence in Niamey. Ireland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 77 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Ireland

635 of its 1,927 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (362 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

289 of its 765 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

228 of its 528 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Niamey accounted for 161 of Niger's 228 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Greece

189 of its 392 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Athens accounted for 79 of Greece's 189 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

41 of its 53 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Kuwait

25 of its 84 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

42 of its 164 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

56 of its 282 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Cyprus (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Taiwan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 4 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 27 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 21,090 stories about harm among 114,680 counted on 27 Jul.

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The news turned to Ireland for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 114,680 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual. Ireland stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. A year earlier, on 27 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 →

Tunisia77 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Palestine68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Dublin Ireland132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Jerusalem Israel88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Manipur India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Niamey Niger58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'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

● Kuwait few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Niger about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,996 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,958 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,148 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,047 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,165 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 988 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 874 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 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 killed4,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,001 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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