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18,926 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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Tropical storm in St Vincent, road crashes in Ireland and illness in Montevideo drew the news. Ireland's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 63 in 100 of its 299 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

34 of its 39 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Union Island accounted for 27 of St Vincent's 34 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Tropical storm was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave.

St Vincent over 30 days → its stories → Union Island stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

275 of its 1,224 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Haiti

42 of its 60 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 42 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

189 of its 299 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Grenada

170 of its 194 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Carriacou accounted for 160 of Grenada's 170 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (56 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of Phnom Penh's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,430 of its 5,122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (268 stories). Dengue was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with bridge collapse, dust storm and chikungunya.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Taiwan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Germany (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Jamaica (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 3 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 18,926 stories about harm among 102,863 counted on 3 Jul.

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St Vincent stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,863 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. St Vincent's news mentioned tropical storm about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 July 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 →

Grenada88 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti70 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine68 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 919 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica63 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Nairobi Kenya67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Toronto Canada37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Gaza Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 590 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 189 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,326 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,380 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,894 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,966 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,140 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 749 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 617 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 424 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 killed4,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations226 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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