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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSingapore: 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 lessRussia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 storiesCzech 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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: no storiesBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Oman: 75 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 33 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 529 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 2,194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,847 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 29 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 94 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 72 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 101 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

● Oman 75 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 529 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 48 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 36 in 100 of its 469 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 38 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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