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16,479 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 violence in Srebrenica, people killed in Mexico and people injured in Oman. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 93 in 100 of its 86 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 22 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

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

80 of its 86 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Srebrenica accounted for 71 of Bosnia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

115 of its 362 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Screwworm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Oman

7 of its 19 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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

Iran

133 of its 329 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 72 of Iran's 133 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

105 of its 237 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 105 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

321 of its 758 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cuba

40 of its 80 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Sulaymaniyah accounted for 26 of Iraq's 35 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in UK (150 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Germany (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in India (27 of its stories, about 5 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 11 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 16,479 stories about harm among 87,537 counted on 11 Jul.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 87,537 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia93 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Camarillo US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Los Angeles US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Nepal few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 467 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 4,020 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 3,949 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health24% 3,859 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,088 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 753 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed3,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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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