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8,481 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jammu, protests in Darfur (Sudan) and people affected in the Dominican Republic. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 49 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

59 of its 121 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

145 of its 211 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 109 of Palestine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

44 of its 69 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

85 of its 204 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kyiv accounted for 38 of Ukraine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 187 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.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Syria (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Canada (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 8,481 stories about harm among 42,637 counted on 13 Jul.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,637 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 July 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine42 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Camarillo US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Lahore Pakistan23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-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: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: no storiesSaudi 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: no storiesOman: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 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 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Argentina: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jersey: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 533 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 64 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 37 in 100 of its 256 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,062 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice22% 1,868 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 1,790 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,349 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 507 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 327 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 268 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 178 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 killed2,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured703 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Canada

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 harsher than 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.