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18,014 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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Violence in Tehran, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people killed in Romania drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 29 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

121 of its 288 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 121 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

127 of its 324 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 36 of Nairobi's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Romania

48 of its 165 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

33 of its 64 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Srebrenica accounted for 16 of Bosnia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

26 of its 78 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

20 of its 72 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

The Red Sea accounted for 35 of Djibouti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 170 of Ukraine's 224 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Guatemala (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in UK (104 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,014 stories about harm among 93,485 counted on 10 Jul.

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Nepal's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,485 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 10 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel64 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti56 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen56 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine53 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Los Angeles US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Nairobi Kenya36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 readAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualDes Moines, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 26 stories, carried by 68 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 61 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsArewa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 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

● Des Moines US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Arewa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 4,435 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health24% 4,273 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,241 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,273 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 764 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 762 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 523 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 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 killed4,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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