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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.

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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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 758 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Oman: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kazakhstan: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 729 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 80 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 26 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 93 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Bosnia 93 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 64 in 100 of its 729 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 230 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 758 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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