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19,444 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Beirut, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in the UK. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 61 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

148 of its 280 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 132 of Lebanon's 148 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

236 of its 599 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Caracas accounted for 170 of Venezuela's 236 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. 144 of Caracas' 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

UK

1,790 of its 7,385 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (512 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,637 of its 5,472 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (321 stories). Landslides were named in 530 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, bridge collapse and heatstroke.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 108 of Palestine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tinzaouaten accounted for 20 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 23 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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 59 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 44 of Dhaka's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Polio was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

41 of its 67 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Italy (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 30 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 19,444 stories about harm among 103,695 counted on 30 Jul.

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India's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,695 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Lebanon stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 31 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Palestine62 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea61 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Israel56 in 100 of its 1,149 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq53 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Southport UK96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639 Delhi India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 16 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 60 outletsOregon Department of Forestry, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 58 stories, carried by 75 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsManipur, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 16 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Oregon Department of Forestry US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,434 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,100 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 630 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 463 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 killed5,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,902 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations344 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions208 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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