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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

usually 18; 17 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: no storiesMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 61 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Singapore: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 71 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kyrgyzstan: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 37 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 26 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 726 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,655 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 96 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Lebanon 71 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 61 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly health ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 310 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 36 in 100 of its 761 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 39 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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