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8,816 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 people injured in Mali, a disaster in Amhara and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChina 24 in 100 of its 897 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mali

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

China

212 of its 897 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (66 stories). Typhoon was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

150 of its 635 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

845 of its 3,113 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (383 stories). Flooding was named in 220 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 67 of Bangladesh's 94 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 52 of Dhaka's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in India (220 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Libya (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 8,816 stories about harm among 51,732 counted on 28 Jul.

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Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 51,732 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. India's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Philippines44 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Syria42 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Dhaka Bangladesh52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: 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 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGambia: 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 23 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 82 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kyrgyzstan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 26 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 836 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ireland: 24 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 27 in 100 of its 3,113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 73 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 100 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)China: 24 in 100 of its 897 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)China: 24 in 100 of its 897 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Northern Mariana Islands: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 60 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 48 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 44 in 100 of its 447 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 582 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly health ● Israel 36 in 100 of its 836 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,146 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,097 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 1,920 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,209 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 414 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 228 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 killed2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations219 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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