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6,545 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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The earthquake in Greece, flooding in Ghana and rights and justice in Lima drew the news. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 37 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Greece

57 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 32 of Greece's 57 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

41 of its 135 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (184 stories). Screwworm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Nigeria

297 of its 815 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories). Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 23 of Palestine's 47 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 151 of Iran's 222 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 118 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 55 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

48 of its 179 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Israel (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 6,545 stories about harm among 35,635 counted on 7 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 35,635 stories, as usual. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. In Greece, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Nigeria, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon65 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 581 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir47 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda44 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Beirut Lebanon20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: 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: no storiesSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: no storiesSerbia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: no storiesLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEritrea: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 30 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Singapore: 28 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 65 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ghana: 30 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 90 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bhutan: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 27 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 118 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 65 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 581 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 47 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 44 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 36 in 100 of its 815 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 1,532 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 1,472 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 1,295 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents15% 989 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 291 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 191 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 killed1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured790 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions153 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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