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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNigeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readPalestine: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsPhulera, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsColorado, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 14 outletsOcala, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 29 stories, carried by 23 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 95 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

● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Phulera India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.