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9,995 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 snowstorms in Nepal, power cuts in Ukraine and protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostJamaica 59 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

48 of its 90 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Snowstorms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

80 of its 238 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). House fires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

82 of its 157 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kulgam accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

147 of its 287 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Power cuts were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

127 of its 180 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 101 of Palestine's 127 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

14 of Nairobi's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Mexico (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Iran (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (323 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in China (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in UK (31 of its stories, about 6 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 6 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 9,995 stories about harm among 54,203 counted on 6 Jul.

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Nepal's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 54,203 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 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 →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal53 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Tehran Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Chennai India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Paris France19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGrenada: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 readArmenia: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry 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'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 550 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,454 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health25% 2,414 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,190 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence12% 1,196 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 635 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 401 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 249 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 killed2,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured733 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the United Arab Emirates

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 harsher 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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