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7,746 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 abductions in Nigeria, violence in Beirut and the hypothermia in Nepal. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNigeria 36 in 100 of its 761 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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 →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

271 of its 761 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 18 of Nepal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Palestine

61 of its 99 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 27 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 123 of Iran's 209 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

15 of its 51 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

Bundibugyo accounted for 36 of Uganda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in New Zealand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); screwworm in US (63 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jun. 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 7,746 stories about harm among 43,571 counted on 6 Jun.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 43,571 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 June 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda61 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Israel48 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal42 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Newark US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 209 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,032 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 1,958 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,217 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,054 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 480 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 326 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 209 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 killed2,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees36 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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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