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17,430 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Pahalgam, protests in Luanda (Angola) and people displaced in Bangkok. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 60 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

133 of its 223 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pahalgam accounted for 72 of Kashmir's 133 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pahalgam stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

26 of its 44 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Luanda accounted for 20 of Angola's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 14 of Luanda's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Displacement

Thailand

129 of its 306 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bangkok accounted for 56 of Thailand's 129 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

Brazil

44 of its 177 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Morocco

25 of its 76 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 4 of Rabat's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

16 of its 47 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in China (85 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (83 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Nigeria (12 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 29 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 17,430 stories about harm among 91,537 counted on 29 Jul.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual in China's news. of the day's 91,537 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 29 July 2024, 18 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 →

Israel64 in 100 of its 1,425 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia53 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 New Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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: near the world's share or lessU.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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 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 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: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesWallis & 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 lessUkraine: 38 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Morocco: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Western Sahara: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 1,425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 36 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 48 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 53 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Western Sahara: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Western Sahara: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 223 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 64 in 100 of its 1,425 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 60 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 580 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 53 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 843 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,382 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,917 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,303 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 2,863 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 886 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 752 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 433 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 killed4,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Thailand Stories reporting evacuations211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 harsher 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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