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13,667 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 wildfires in Greece, violence in Kigali and rights and justice in Dhaka. Zambia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 69 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

96 of its 276 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Wildfires were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

37 of its 54 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 18 of Rwanda's 37 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Shelter & services

Czechia

24 of its 91 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 258 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

69 of its 199 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

439 of its 656 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Czechia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Trinidad & Tobago (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Portugal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (47 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 13,667 stories about harm among 74,946 counted on 4 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 74,946 stories, as usual. On 4 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 656 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan61 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Philadelphia US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Hollywood US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Paris France27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 439 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Trinidad & Tobago few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,325 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,061 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,890 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 1,990 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 348 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 killed3,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced221 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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