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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.

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 10 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 28 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsIjebu, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.