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16,475 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 news turned to violence in Beirut, rights and justice in Khartoum and people killed in Ireland. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 63 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

115 of its 208 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 79 of Lebanon's 115 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Ireland

255 of its 1,037 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 77 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

140 of its 553 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (200 stories). Heatwave was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 129 of the Philippines' 203 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Oil spill was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

57 of its 91 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Russia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Germany (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 4 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 29 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 16,475 stories about harm among 93,540 counted on 29 Jul.

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In Russia's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 93,540 stories, as usual. Lebanon's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 30 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice North Korea63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon55 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414 Dhaka Bangladesh60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Caracas Venezuela43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 531 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,701 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,638 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,287 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,931 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 857 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 637 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 573 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 423 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 killed4,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions152 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate 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 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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