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18,556 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 heavy rain in the Czechia, protests in la Paz (Bolivia) and violence in Beirut. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 58 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Czechia

30 of its 89 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Prague accounted for 27 of the Czechia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 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.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

82 of its 140 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. la Paz accounted for 50 of Bolivia's 82 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 33 of la Paz's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories).

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Kenya

181 of its 421 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 108 of Kenya's 181 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 86 of Nairobi's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

64 of its 111 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

20 of its 54 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,344 of its 5,098 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (323 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 218 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Mexico (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Mongolia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in France (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Jun. 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 18,556 stories about harm among 104,546 counted on 28 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. of the day's 104,546 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Czechia stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 29 June 2023, 19 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 →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia59 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 741 Nairobi Kenya86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Grants Pass US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 79 outletsBoise, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 106 outletsThunder Bay, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsColorado, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 32 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 32 stories, carried by 17 outletsAndoni, Nigeria -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Ulaanbaatar Mongolia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Thunder Bay Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,476 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,521 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,139 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,031 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 864 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 839 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 807 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 457 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 killed3,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions321 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees198 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.