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13,745 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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A disaster in Shinas, violence in Kabul and people killed in Jamaica drew the news. Oman's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostOman 75 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

117 of its 157 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Shinas accounted for 62 of Oman's 117 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Shinas stories →
Conflict & violence

Jamaica

27 of its 82 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

209 of Belfast's 267 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Measles was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 342 of Iran's 683 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 81 of Israel's 234 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

16 of its 48 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

13 of its 57 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Philippines (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in India (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in US (27 of its stories, about three 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 11 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 13,745 stories about harm among 78,101 counted on 11 Jun.

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Oman stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 78,101 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Oman. the Philippines' news mentioned landslides about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 11 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 →

Oman75 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon48 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine38 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Belfast UK209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Tehran Iran107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 New Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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 readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: 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 more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 683 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Thailand few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 234 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,458 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,392 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,487 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,561 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 880 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 637 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 629 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 413 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 killed3,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Syria

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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