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9,093 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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Violence in Tehran, building collapse in Pakistan and arrests in Colombia drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 43 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

146 of its 336 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

202 of its 436 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Building collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

124 of its 188 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 78 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

42 of its 58 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Hodeida accounted for 21 of Yemen's 42 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

46 of its 67 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 19 of Syria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

30 of its 100 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Syria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Nigeria (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (221 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,093 stories about harm among 43,123 counted on 6 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 43,123 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. This week the news turned most often to Palestine, on 3 of 5 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 626 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 436 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Melbourne Australia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Tel Aviv Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Washington US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: 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 warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'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 one and a half times as angry 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 395 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 2,844 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health20% 1,783 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice19% 1,726 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 448 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 329 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 255 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 181 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 killed2,985 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,562 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured763 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 evacuations183 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting refugees104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and China Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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