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7,501 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 Phu Quoc, violence in Tehran and people injured in Canada. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Spain →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 80 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much 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

143 of its 178 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Phu Quoc accounted for 111 of Vietnam's 143 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Phu Quoc stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

354 of its 1,004 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 227 of Iran's 354 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Accidents 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Canada

280 of its 913 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Illness was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

44 of its 77 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 44 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 14 of Havana's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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

Thailand

85 of its 120 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 76 of Thailand's 85 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

174 of its 653 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Typhoon was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

64 of its 229 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

91 of its 208 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Kathmandu's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 85 of Israel's 207 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (81 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 7,501 stories about harm among 36,047 counted on 12 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 1 March 2026. of the day's 36,047 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Vietnam stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Spain. For the second day running, the news turned to Vietnam. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vietnam80 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand71 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Havana Cuba14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sIndia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer 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'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: 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 grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 1,998 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 1,664 stories · about as usual Health20% 1,455 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 1,110 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 472 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 200 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,433 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured749 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Iran Stories reporting evacuations208 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and Spain Stories reporting abductions106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees34 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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