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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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 45 outletsWichita, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 14 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 20 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

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Wichita US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 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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