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17,750 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 protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in the Red Sea and landslides in Nepal. Djibouti's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 89 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

130 of its 284 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 63 of Kenya's 130 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 54 of Nairobi's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Djibouti

59 of its 66 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. the Red Sea accounted for 59 of Djibouti's 59 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 32 of Nepal's 71 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

99 of its 144 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Egypt

66 of its 169 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cairo accounted for 49 of Egypt's 66 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

57 of its 91 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

80 of its 260 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

4 of Sanaa's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 4 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 8 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 17,750 stories about harm among 93,915 counted on 8 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 93,915 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kenya for the second day running. Kenya's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. A year earlier, on 8 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti89 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal70 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 575 Nairobi Kenya54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Hollywood US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Saba Saba Kenya31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Boston US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: 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 one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times 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

● Djibouti about three times as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 575 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 4,773 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health24% 4,220 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,017 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 803 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 444 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed4,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 softer than 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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