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13,732 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 a disaster in Karachi, violence in Damascus and rights and justice in Colombo. Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 575 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

311 of its 575 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Karachi accounted for 137 of Pakistan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Accidents were named in 45 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.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 56 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

66 of its 150 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

53 of its 145 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

108 of its 440 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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

China

234 of its 1,352 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, tornadoes and storms.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tunisia

5 of its 8 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 137 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Thailand (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (12 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 8 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 13,732 stories about harm among 75,009 counted on 8 Jul.

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Thailand's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 75,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Pakistan stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 8 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela73 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 575 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba49 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 46 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 Baruipur India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 108 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 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

● Sokoto Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 68 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,433 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,122 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,590 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 631 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 400 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 killed3,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about twice 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 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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