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11,870 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 day's news pointed at road crashes in the United Arab Emirates, arrests in Armenia and protests in Managua (Nicaragua). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 58 in 100 of its 827 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

46 of its 186 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dubai accounted for 44 of the United Arab Emirates' 46 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

53 of its 208 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (124 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

477 of its 827 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Philippine accounted for 281 of the Philippines' 477 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (184 stories). Typhoon was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iraq

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

13 of Islamabad's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

73 of its 251 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in North Korea (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (72 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Dominican Republic (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 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 8 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 11,870 stories about harm among 66,202 counted on 8 Jun.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 66,202 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the United Arab Emirates, 25% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Philippines58 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon56 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda55 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Dominican Republic54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Tehran Iran52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Newark US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62

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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 416 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 384 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,900 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 2,724 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,497 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 1,613 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 588 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 477 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 316 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 killed2,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,091 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 harsher 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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