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7,711 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 news turned to people killed in Venezuela, illness in Bangkok and protests in the Gulf of Oman (Oman). Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 69 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

85 of its 123 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bangkok accounted for 20 of Thailand's 28 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Oman

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of the Gulf of Oman's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Oman stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

306 of its 821 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 141 of Iran's 239 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 15 of Lebanon's 39 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

13 of Islamabad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 33 of Israel's 87 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Yemen

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

23 of its 83 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); nipah virus in India (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 7,711 stories about harm among 44,456 counted on 13 Jun.

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In Venezuela, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 44,456 stories, as usual. Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Venezuela's news. On 13 June 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela69 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda47 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Israel46 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Belfast UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- health: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 14 outletsManipur, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 60 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Yorkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 1,935 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,883 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,377 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,002 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 493 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 352 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 287 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 199 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 killed1,966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria

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 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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