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17,405 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 Kigali, people injured in Afghanistan and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGambia 45 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

68 of its 116 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kigali accounted for 37 of Rwanda's 68 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

52 of its 98 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 131 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 84 of Kenya's 148 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

32 of its 71 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Banjul's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

57 of its 245 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

13 of its 40 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

37 of its 212 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,405 stories about harm among 91,833 counted on 15 Jul.

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Sudan's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,833 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Rwanda stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 16 July 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Israel62 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda59 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Pennsylvania US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Milwaukee US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Dublin Ireland40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: 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'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 452 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 3,792 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice19% 3,214 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,869 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 667 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 363 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 killed3,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,590 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,385 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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