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11,596 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 illness in Philippine, violence in Jerusalem and protests in Nairobi (Kenya). Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUS 30 in 100 of its 18,205 stories, usually 21
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Philippines

161 of its 382 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Philippine accounted for 105 of the Philippines' 161 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

447 of its 642 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 130 of Israel's 447 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (208 stories). Flooding was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

US

5,539 of its 18,205 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,341 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

129 of its 184 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 98 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 24 of Syria's 28 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

104 of its 298 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 58 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Ghana (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hiv in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in UK (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in US (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 11,596 stories about harm among 53,287 counted on 14 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 15 October 2023. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Ghana's news. of the day's 53,287 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan44 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir43 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya42 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1041 Pennsylvania US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 864 Islamabad Pakistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Nairobi Kenya23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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 readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 447 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Ukraine few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 3,805 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Health22% 2,459 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,599 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice14% 1,573 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 1,006 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Displacement3% 376 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 236 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 injured3,100 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people killed2,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests731 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than 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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