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15,060 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 day's news pointed at storm surge in Mexico, violence in Kivu and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 58 in 100 of its 248 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Mexico

201 of its 412 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tulum accounted for 83 of Mexico's 201 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tulum stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

36 of its 54 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kivu accounted for 20 of Rwanda's 36 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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

Jamaica

144 of its 248 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cayman Islands

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Norway

33 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Grenada

79 of its 107 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Carriacou accounted for 71 of Grenada's 79 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

44 of its 79 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Slovakia

13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Cayman Islands (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Jamaica (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 15,060 stories about harm among 87,430 counted on 4 Jul.

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Mentions of storm surge ran about 7 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 87,430 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 5 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Grenada74 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 854 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda67 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Cayman Islands66 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan61 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 Canberra Australia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Nairobi Kenya35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Islamabad Pakistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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 lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 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 lessRussia: 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 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritania: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGambia: 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBelarus: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cayman Islands: 66 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Timor-Leste: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Slovakia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St Vincent: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 49 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 25 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 58 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,965 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Grenada: 74 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominica: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 25 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Barbados: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Israel 67 in 100 of its 854 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Grenada 74 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Jamaica 58 in 100 of its 248 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 236 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 49 in 100 of its 412 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cayman Islands 66 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,024 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,584 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,202 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 583 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 351 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 killed3,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured842 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill23 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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