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A disaster in la Guaira, violence in Tehran and homes and services in Havana drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.
Disasters & accidents
413 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. la Guaira accounted for 326 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 585 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
277 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 163 of Iran's 277 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Shelter & services
42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 17 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Rights & justice
37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories).
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Disasters & accidents
80 of its 272 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 27 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
148 of its 338 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Disasters & accidents
21 of its 79 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Disasters & accidents
14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
heatwave in Germany (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in India (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 May 2026. of the day's 43,337 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Germany's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual.
19 in every 100 of the day's 43,337 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Venezuela: 413 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Iran: 277 of its 844 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cuba: 42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Thailand: 37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 May 2026. It was the third day running that the news turned to Venezuela. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: too little coverage to read Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: too little coverage to read Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: too little coverage to read Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: too little coverage to read Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: too little coverage to read Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: too little coverage to read Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or less French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: too little coverage to read Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: too little coverage to read Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: too little coverage to read Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: too little coverage to read Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: too little coverage to read Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Singapore: warmth about its own usual Philippines: warmth about its own usual Oman: warmth about its own usual Malawi: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Israel: warmth about its own usual Bangladesh: warmth about its own usual Ottawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Travis County, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outlets Kaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 21 outlets Ayodhya, India -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 26 outlets Sirik, Iran -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 36 outlets New York, US -- health: 53 stories, carried by 64 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.