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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readIreland: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 28 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 141 outletsNew York, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 36 outletsBeijing, China -- displacement: 43 stories, carried by 217 outletsParis, France -- shelter & services: 32 stories, carried by 62 outletsNottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 66 outletsDenver, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 24 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 32 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

● Rio de Janeiro Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 43 stories ● Paris France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 32 stories

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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