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8,364 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 a disaster in Phu Quoc, protests in Havana (Cuba) and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 67 in 100 of its 189 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Vietnam

126 of its 189 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Phu Quoc accounted for 97 of Vietnam's 126 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Phu Quoc stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

97 of its 145 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 97 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 32 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

294 of its 808 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 209 of Iran's 294 stories about harm, carried by 503 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

354 of its 953 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

Bahamas

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nassau accounted for 27 of the Bahamas' 32 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

88 of its 368 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

107 of its 189 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 107 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

175 of its 709 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, power cuts and drownings.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

57 of its 141 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

36 of its 87 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in China (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (71 of its stories, about 5 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 11 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 8,364 stories about harm among 43,120 counted on 11 Jul.

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Vietnam stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. A year earlier, on 11 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 →

Venezuela76 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba67 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Vietnam67 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine57 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Havana Cuba32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Tehran Iran20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Datia India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 18

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than 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

● Nigeria about twice as warm as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,093 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 2,083 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health21% 1,737 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,136 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 428 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 353 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 220 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 194 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 killed2,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations246 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about twice the usual rate · most about 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 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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