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16,553 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 protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Beirut and a disaster in the Red Sea. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 37 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 16
RegionOceania 24 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

165 of its 364 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 95 of Kenya's 165 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 76 of Nairobi's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Red Sea accounted for 22 of Djibouti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Health

Australia

511 of its 2,010 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Honduras

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

56 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Typhoon was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storms and power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

104 of its 256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

82 of its 122 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

134 of its 332 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 74 of Iran's 134 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

88 of its 215 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Syria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in China (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 16,553 stories about harm among 82,004 counted on 7 Jul.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,004 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Kenya, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 911 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kerr County US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Nairobi Kenya76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Tel Aviv Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Saba Saba Kenya38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readPanama: 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: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 548 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 4,732 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health23% 3,791 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice21% 3,419 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 2,108 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 839 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 637 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 384 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 329 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 killed5,103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,461 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations292 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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