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17,089 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 violence in Kyiv, landslides in Indonesia and people killed in Ethiopia. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 53 in 100 of its 819 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

436 of its 819 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 341 of Ukraine's 436 stories about harm, carried by 619 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (367 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

110 of its 263 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

117 of its 181 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathua accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

208 of its 711 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

172 of its 242 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 172 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

43 of its 92 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Romania

27 of its 176 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in South Africa (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (622 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Kenya (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Australia (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 17,089 stories about harm among 90,323 counted on 8 Jul.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,323 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 9 July 2023, 19 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 242 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir65 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 819 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Kyiv Ukraine65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Paris France50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Tel Aviv Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sMicronesia: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier 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'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 5 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 5 times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 436 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 556 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,465 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 4,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice20% 3,372 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 2,017 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 412 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 killed4,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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