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15,448 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 Sweida, protests in Torre Pacheco (Spain) and plane crash in the Netherlands drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 75 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

129 of its 173 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sweida accounted for 78 of Syria's 129 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Sweida stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

135 of its 503 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 13 of Torre Pacheco's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Torre Pacheco stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

76 of its 240 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

64 of its 145 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 64 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 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

Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 86 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

66 of its 209 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Germany

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (16 of its stories, about 7 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 14 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 15,448 stories about harm among 81,549 counted on 14 Jul.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 81,549 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 July 2024, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Syria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir44 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan38 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Camarillo US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Gaza Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

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: too little coverage to readU.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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sIraq: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,699 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,662 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 3,443 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 1,966 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 963 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 607 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 375 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 killed4,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 about as 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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