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14,447 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 news turned to violence in Tehran, the hurricane in Mexico and protests in Istanbul (Türkiye). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cameroon →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 32 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

529 of its 1,415 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 279 of Iran's 529 stories about harm, carried by 559 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

72 of its 222 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

42 of its 126 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Timor-Leste

6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

18 of its 50 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Food poisoning was named in 281 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bird flu in New Zealand (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (281 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in UK (52 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 15 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 14,447 stories about harm among 78,051 counted on 15 Jul.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 78,051 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cameroon. Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in New Zealand's news. In Iran, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Venezuela65 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 47 · mostly shelter & services Lebanon48 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Tehran Iran86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Biddeford US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Houston US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sSt. Lucia: 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 readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 387 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 529 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 976 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,871 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,360 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,206 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,529 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 640 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 570 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 263 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 killed3,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Iran Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon

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 softer 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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