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14,598 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 day's news pointed at a disaster in Bangkok, people injured in Iran and people killed in Mexico. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelize 44 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

79 of its 188 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bangkok accounted for 76 of Thailand's 79 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

706 of its 1,859 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (362 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

53 of its 236 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belize

29 of its 66 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

22 of its 52 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

41 of its 188 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

80 of its 132 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 51 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

46 of its 169 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

32 of its 141 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Belize (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (267 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (20 of its stories, about three 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 14 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 14,598 stories about harm among 75,284 counted on 14 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,284 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Thailand. Belize's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. Thailand's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 495 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen49 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Biddeford US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 New Delhi India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Tehran Iran61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRwanda: 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'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 706 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,754 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,289 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,272 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,620 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 791 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 606 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 311 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 killed3,734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,226 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about three 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 about as 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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