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6,866 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Tehran, wildfires in Greece and road crashes in Ireland drew the news. Iran's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 40 in 100 of its 534 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
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

Iran

215 of its 534 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 165 of Iran's 215 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

60 of its 173 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ireland

87 of its 388 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Guam

41 of its 44 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and hurricane.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 122 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 50 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

933 of its 3,365 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Guam (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in US (103 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 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 5 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 6,866 stories about harm among 34,195 counted on 5 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 March 2026. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,195 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Greece's news mentioned wildfires about 6 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. This week the news turned most often to Ghana, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela78 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly shelter & services Palestine49 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Tehran Iran22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Mumbai India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Baruipur India14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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 readKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 20 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsFort Myers Beach, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 293 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsAfrican American Museum, US -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Lampedusa Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 12 stories ● Fort Myers Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 1,707 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 1,500 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 1,241 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 406 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 385 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 178 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 killed1,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations189 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees22 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Venezuela Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of 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
● Feara little less than 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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