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17,020 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Sweida, illness in Kigali and rights and justice in Pakistan. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 68 in 100 of its 208 stories, usually 52
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Syria

142 of its 208 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Sweida accounted for 89 of Syria's 142 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

25 of its 55 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tigray accounted for 19 of Ethiopia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

61 of its 144 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

46 of its 200 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Kordofan accounted for 16 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles, tornadoes and diphtheria.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 104 of Palestine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (38 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,020 stories about harm among 92,686 counted on 15 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 92,686 stories, as usual. Syria's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. A year earlier, on 15 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 780 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia45 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon43 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Hollywood US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Camarillo US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Bhubaneswar India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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 lessYemen: 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: no storiesU.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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 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 lessMali: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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 lessCambodia: 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 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessSyria: 68 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 25 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Syria 68 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 57 in 100 of its 780 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 42 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 40 in 100 of its 200 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 43 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,394 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,972 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,907 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,028 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 846 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 600 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 560 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 403 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 killed4,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions244 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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