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18,739 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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Violence in Srebrenica, flooding in South Africa and arrests in Cuba drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 96 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 34
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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

54 of its 56 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Srebrenica accounted for 53 of Bosnia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

289 of its 822 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and landslides.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

43 of its 89 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 80 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 55 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

45 of its 151 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

50 of its 211 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bhutan

6 of its 14 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Japan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in China (10 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 11 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 18,739 stories about harm among 104,761 counted on 11 Jul.

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In Bosnia, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,761 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 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 →

Bosnia96 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 907 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Nairobi Kenya38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Hollywood US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Moscow Russia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Gaza Palestine28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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 readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Bosnia about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 578 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,415 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,079 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,742 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,996 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 869 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 847 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 459 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 killed4,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured904 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions320 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill27 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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