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19,323 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 the avalanche in Peru, people displaced in South Sudan and protests in Tripoli (Libya). Peru's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 32 in 100 of its 261 stories, usually 10
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Peru

46 of its 93 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Huascaran accounted for 35 of Peru's 46 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Huascaran stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

27 of its 48 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

South Africa

280 of its 817 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

112 of its 513 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 192 of Russia's 285 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 152 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 212 of Ukraine's 295 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Illness was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

84 of its 261 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Guam (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Singapore (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 19,323 stories about harm among 104,587 counted on 10 Jul.

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Peru's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 104,587 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 863 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588 Moscow Russia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 36 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 33 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 79 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 33 stories, carried by 18 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 87 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories ● Wellington New Zealand 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 →

Health29% 5,450 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,168 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,041 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,047 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,127 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 918 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 651 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 487 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 killed4,733 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions302 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 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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