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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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 readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBeverly Hills, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 30 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 29 outletsParis, France -- health: 34 stories, carried by 50 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Beverly Hills US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

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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