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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.

its stories →
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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 readTanzania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualOyo State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 14 outletsOgbomoso, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsGreater Manchester, UK -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 27 outletsNottingham, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 11 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

● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oyo State Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Ogbomoso Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Greater Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

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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