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8,784 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 news turned to violence in Sweida, a disaster in Hanoi and rights and justice in Dosso. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 70 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Syria

141 of its 214 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sweida accounted for 95 of Syria's 141 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Sweida stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

135 of its 192 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hanoi accounted for 59 of Vietnam's 135 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

27 of its 29 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dosso accounted for 20 of Niger's 27 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Dosso stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

88 of its 193 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

51 of its 144 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Riyadh accounted for 43 of Saudi Arabia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

453 of its 617 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

124 of its 185 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 107 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

39 of its 68 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

96 of its 312 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Russia (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Palestine (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Hong Kong (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 8,784 stories about harm among 42,100 counted on 20 Jul.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 42,100 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. the news turned to Syria for the third day running. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 20 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam70 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Washington US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Tokyo Japan23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 453 stories about harm ● South Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,380 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice22% 1,924 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 1,784 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 469 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 346 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 324 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 172 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 killed2,530 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting arrests955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced169 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting refugees113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US 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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