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19,995 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 violence in Tehran, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and rights and justice in Moscow. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 60 in 100 of its 636 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 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

381 of its 636 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 325 of Iran's 381 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

147 of its 294 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Caracas accounted for 84 of Venezuela's 147 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. 53 of Caracas' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

595 of its 1,328 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 415 of Russia's 595 stories about harm, carried by 747 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (335 stories).

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

Nigeria

501 of its 1,759 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 88 of Abuja's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

88 of its 161 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 83 of Lebanon's 88 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

35 of its 123 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

UK

1,604 of its 7,359 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 269 of Southport's 375 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (357 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 62 of Bangladesh's 123 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 40 of Dhaka's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 101 of Palestine's 126 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in India (13 of its stories, about 5 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 1 Aug. 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 19,995 stories about harm among 106,385 counted on 1 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,385 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. Over July, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in July 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,367 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Southport UK269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 London UK112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Moscow Russia110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Abuja Nigeria88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: 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 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: no storiesRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: 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: no storiesEl 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 25 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 45 in 100 of its 1,328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 56 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 27 in 100 of its 5,556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 66 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 58 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Sudan 81 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 1,367 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 60 in 100 of its 636 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 200 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 58 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 55 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,242 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health25% 4,977 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents19% 3,632 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 823 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 800 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 795 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed5,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,824 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about one and a half 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
● 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.