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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).

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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.

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNgoshe, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 25 outletsSussex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 13 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 41 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 47 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 22 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

● Ngoshe Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

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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