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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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualOyo State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsSeaton Carew, UK -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 17 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 19 outletsState of South Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrand Junction, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsPoonch, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 89 stories, carried by 247 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oyo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Seaton Carew UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● State of South Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Grand Junction US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 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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