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13,546 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 violence in Kyiv, arrests in Monaco and people killed in Pitcairn. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 64 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 117 of Ukraine's 177 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Monaco

17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pitcairn

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pitcairn over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

304 of its 853 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

165 of its 256 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Damascus accounted for 151 of Syria's 165 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

25 of its 90 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

257 of its 1,441 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Typhoon was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes, storms and tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

40 of its 53 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kordofan accounted for 29 of Sudan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

88 of its 195 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

67 of its 157 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (62 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); meningitis in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 13,546 stories about harm among 71,905 counted on 7 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,905 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. On 7 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Ukraine stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela68 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 505 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba51 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Tehran Iran45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Utah County US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Negombo Sri Lanka26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsAyodhya, India -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 24 outletsConnecticut, US -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsColorado, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 21 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 22 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

● Quetta Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Ayodhya India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Imphal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,405 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,139 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 2,831 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 709 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 673 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 451 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 445 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 killed3,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations289 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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 harsher 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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