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17,165 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Bangladesh, a disaster in Cocles and protests in Efate Island (Vanuatu) drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCosta Rica 48 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Bangladesh

258 of its 448 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 187 of Bangladesh's 258 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Plane crash was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

107 of its 224 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Cocles accounted for 66 of Costa Rica's 107 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories → Cocles stories →
Protests & strikes

Vanuatu

22 of its 30 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Efate Island accounted for 18 of Vanuatu's 22 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 17 of Efate Island's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone and storms.

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

Israel

664 of its 994 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 187 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 72 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

Philippines

211 of its 686 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tropical storm was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

54 of its 206 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Sweida accounted for 52 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Palestine (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 17,165 stories about harm among 91,639 counted on 22 Jul.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,639 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Palestine's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Bangladesh stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 994 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 448 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Manhattan US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Dhaka Bangladesh43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Uzbekistan: 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 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 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 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 lessDR Congo: 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 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 lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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 lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 64 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 34 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Costa Rica: 48 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 58 in 100 of its 448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Israel 67 in 100 of its 994 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 58 in 100 of its 448 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 64 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Costa Rica 48 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,555 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 4,384 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,612 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,944 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 639 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 414 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 killed4,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about the usual rate

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
● 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.