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19,907 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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Violence in Tehran, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and volcanic eruption in Iceland drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Singapore →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 63 in 100 of its 812 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

509 of its 812 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 446 of Iran's 509 stories about harm, carried by 885 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

182 of its 382 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caracas accounted for 115 of Venezuela's 182 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. 97 of Caracas' 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 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.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

UK

1,558 of its 7,065 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 347 of Southport's 470 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (378 stories). HIV was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

166 of its 271 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 154 of Lebanon's 166 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

65 of its 112 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 43 of Iraq's 65 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 10 of Conakry's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

19 of its 81 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Lisbon's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (404 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Croatia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (20 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 31 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 19,907 stories about harm among 105,725 counted on 31 Jul.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Singapore. of the day's 105,725 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iran stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. On 1 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan66 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,435 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 812 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon61 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Caracas Venezuela97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Tehran Iran66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualFrench Polynesia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 10 outletsEssex, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 58 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 32 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 82 stories, carried by 89 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKerem Shalom, Israel -- health: 19 stories, carried by 39 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

● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 82 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,267 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,597 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,029 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 988 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 810 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 750 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 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 killed5,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions524 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Iran Stories reporting evacuations285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

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.

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