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7,075 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bamako, illness in Guinea and people killed in Italy. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 40 in 100 of its 533 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mali

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 32 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

41 of its 213 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories).

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

Iran

212 of its 533 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 212 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

95 of its 257 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

26 of its 48 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Damascus accounted for 19 of Syria's 26 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 82 of Venezuela's 94 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (133 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Nigeria (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 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 4 Jul. 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 7,075 stories about harm among 39,205 counted on 4 Jul.

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In Russia's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 39,205 stories, as usual. Mali's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 4 July 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba53 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services Israel45 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Ukraine41 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Philadelphia US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Mumbai India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice 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

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 1,717 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice24% 1,648 stories · about as usual Health20% 1,398 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,075 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 382 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 328 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 221 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 176 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 killed1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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