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7,169 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 helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia, plane crash in France and rights and justice in Baghdad. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 43 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 9
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Ras Tanura accounted for 58 of Saudi Arabia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Ras Tanura stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

187 of its 465 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (163 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

30 of its 75 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Baghdad accounted for 23 of Iraq's 30 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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

Pakistan

173 of its 351 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Karachi accounted for 80 of Pakistan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

85 of its 260 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

264 of its 343 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. la Guaira accounted for 215 of Venezuela's 264 stories about harm, carried by 489 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

838 of its 3,117 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Germany (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in India (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (131 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 7,169 stories about harm among 35,723 counted on 28 Jun.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 1 March 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,723 stories, above the usual 18. Saudi Arabia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela77 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel53 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda51 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan49 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine49 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Berlin Germany21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Kampala Uganda15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBen Nevis, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 154 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 16 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew York, US -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 52 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 42 outletsMetula, Israel -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 15 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

● Ben Nevis UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Benue Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 1,791 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice22% 1,580 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 1,521 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 432 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 208 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 154 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 killed2,245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people affected874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured637 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees50 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.