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13,995 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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People killed in Portugal, people affected in Bosnia and tropical storm in China drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 46 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Portugal

89 of its 195 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Illness was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

285 of its 1,421 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes, cyclone and storm surge.

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

Bangladesh

67 of its 177 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

175 of its 420 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

42 of its 47 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

82 of its 293 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (143 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,995 stories about harm among 74,865 counted on 9 Jul.

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Portugal's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 74,865 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual in France's news. A year earlier, on 9 July 2025, 19 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 →

Venezuela68 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Portugal46 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 10 · mostly health Palestine46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 46 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Tehran Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Houston US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 68 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Portugal: 46 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,350 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 1,793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 27 in 100 of its 5,070 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Equatorial Guinea: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 95 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 89 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Venezuela 68 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 537 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Portugal 46 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 61 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 420 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 45 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,578 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,116 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,648 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed3,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about three 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 about as 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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