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17,540 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 a disaster in Kathmandu, violence in Niamey and protests in Damascus (Syria). Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 60 in 100 of its 290 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

173 of its 290 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 113 of Nepal's 173 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Niger

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Niamey accounted for 24 of Niger's 32 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bosnia

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 16 of Bosnia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

227 of its 722 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and rabies.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 87 of Kenya's 153 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 51 of Nairobi's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

29 of its 77 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Juba's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

53 of its 123 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Italy (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hypothermia in Japan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (23 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 12 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 17,540 stories about harm among 100,149 counted on 12 Jul.

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Sudan's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,149 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Syria71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 794 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal60 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Nairobi Kenya51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'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: 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 readQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 510 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,854 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,041 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,688 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,818 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 852 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 843 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 654 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 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 killed3,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,916 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured770 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much 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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