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15,052 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 news turned to storm surge in Mexico, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and rights and justice in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 57 in 100 of its 571 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

324 of its 571 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tulum accounted for 176 of Mexico's 324 stories about harm, carried by 662 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Storm surge was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and power cuts.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tulum stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

73 of its 217 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Sao Paulo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 18 of Syria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Belarus

12 of its 35 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 120 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 32 of Nairobi's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mauritania

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

30 of its 161 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Liberia

27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Jamaica (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in India (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 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 5 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 15,052 stories about harm among 88,316 counted on 5 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Mexico. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,316 stories, below the usual 18. Mexico's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 6 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Grenada64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 661 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Nairobi Kenya32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 · 390 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,223 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,024 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,300 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,201 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,751 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 810 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 662 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 604 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 379 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 killed3,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions280 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill22 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
● 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.