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9,537 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 Gaza, storms in Türkiye and the earthquake in Japan. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 49 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 107 of Palestine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

74 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with wildfires.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

92 of its 371 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami.

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

Israel

341 of its 480 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 341 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

29 of its 57 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

104 of its 256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 66 of Iran's 104 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

31 of its 54 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Building collapse was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

50 of its 139 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (783 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Nigeria (54 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 9,537 stories about harm among 47,778 counted on 5 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 7 May 2025. of the day's 47,778 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Japan's news. On 5 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Melbourne Australia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Gaza Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Jerusalem Israel18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: 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 warmer than the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 2,696 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice22% 2,038 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 2,021 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence14% 1,273 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 245 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 218 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 killed2,770 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,536 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured869 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations223 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than 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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