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18,691 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 protests in Nairobi (Kenya), the heatwave in Grenada and the cholera in Haiti. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGrenada 89 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 47
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

180 of its 402 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Nairobi accounted for 115 of Kenya's 180 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 100 of Nairobi's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Grenada

197 of its 221 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Carriacou accounted for 180 of Grenada's 197 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Heatwave was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Grenada over 30 days → its stories → Carriacou stories →
Shelter & services

Haiti

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cambodia

45 of its 91 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Phnom Penh accounted for 32 of Cambodia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 25 of Phnom Penh's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Syria

42 of its 64 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 9 of Afrin's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,366 of its 5,234 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with chikungunya, dust storm and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

134 of its 226 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Montevideo accounted for 43 of Uruguay's 49 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 10 of Nouakchott's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Jamaica (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 18,691 stories about harm among 103,558 counted on 2 Jul.

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In Jamaica's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,558 stories, as usual. Kenya's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. A year earlier, on 3 July 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Grenada89 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Palestine69 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Syria66 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Nairobi Kenya100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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 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 lessMongolia: 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 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualGainesville, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 50 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsLakki Marwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPortland, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 56 stories, carried by 155 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 21 stories, carried by 38 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

● Gainesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Lakki Marwat Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Portland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,471 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,392 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,789 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,824 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 967 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 620 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 502 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 killed4,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions386 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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