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17,826 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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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Kabul and a disaster in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 86 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 37
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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

287 of its 334 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 238 of Bangladesh's 287 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 224 of Dhaka's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 431 of Israel's 699 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (288 stories). Polio was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

42 of its 82 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

25 of its 56 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Minsk's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 123 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

81 of its 284 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Palestine (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (17 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 17,826 stories about harm among 100,490 counted on 19 Jul.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 100,490 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Chile's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 20 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 →

Bangladesh86 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,116 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 762 Tel Aviv Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 58 stories, carried by 115 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 35 outletsBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 24 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

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 58 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,922 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,913 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,980 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 2,587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,047 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 647 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 340 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 killed3,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.