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19,515 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 illness in Bangkok, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and heavy rain in Afghanistan. Kashmir's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostOman 75 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Thailand

128 of its 313 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bangkok accounted for 102 of Thailand's 128 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (93 stories). Poisoning was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

155 of its 290 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 107 of Bangladesh's 155 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 96 of Dhaka's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

94 of its 127 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Heavy rain was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

188 of its 266 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 153 of Kashmir's 188 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 93 of Kenya's 149 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 58 of Nairobi's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Oman

127 of its 170 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Côte d’Ivoire

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

307 of its 689 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

104 of its 210 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

180 of its 242 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 143 of Palestine's 180 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Côte d’Ivoire (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Belize (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Italy (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 6 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 16 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 19,515 stories about harm among 104,169 counted on 16 Jul.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Thailand's news. of the day's 104,169 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 17 July 2023, 19 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 →

Rwanda78 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Oman75 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir71 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 775 Dhaka Bangladesh96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Dublin Ireland75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Nairobi Kenya58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Milwaukee US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 78 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 26 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 689 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Oman: 75 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 26 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 39 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 792 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 53 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominica: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 82 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 53 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 71 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 71 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 71 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 71 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Palestine 74 in 100 of its 242 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 71 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Oman 75 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 792 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 78 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 127 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,073 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,008 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence19% 3,543 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,514 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 847 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 449 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 killed4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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