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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessNiger: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 storiesKiribati: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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 storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uruguay: 81 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cayman Islands: 60 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)St Vincent: 87 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 629 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 35 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 40 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 63 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 28 in 100 of its 5,122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 70 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Grenada: 88 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 30 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 51 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 49 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 142 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

● Grenada 88 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 64 in 100 of its 919 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 281 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 63 in 100 of its 299 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Haiti 70 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cayman Islands 60 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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