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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualNew Orleans, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsColumbus, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 38 stories, carried by 17 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 63 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 23 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsKivu, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

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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