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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsSamraong, Cambodia -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 35 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 57 outletsSisaket, Thailand -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 29 stories, carried by 17 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

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Samraong Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Sisaket Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 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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