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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.

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 lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesCayman 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 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: no storiesSingapore: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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: no storiesMalta: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGreece: 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 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: 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: no storiesCape 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 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 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesYemen: 49 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 62 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uzbekistan: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 1,859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 82 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 168 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

● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 62 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 495 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 43 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 38 in 100 of its 1,859 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 42 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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