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13,303 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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A disaster in Bangkok, people killed in New Zealand and protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 71 in 100 of its 297 stories, usually 28
RegionOceania 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Thailand

211 of its 297 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 194 of Thailand's 211 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (151 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 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.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

New Zealand

211 of its 648 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Illness was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Accidents were named in 11 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

81 of its 173 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Phu Quoc accounted for 43 of Vietnam's 81 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Australia

454 of its 1,516 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Illness was named in 198 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

90 of its 189 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding and landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

93 of its 439 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

21 of its 51 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Australia (198 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in France (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 13,303 stories about harm among 67,751 counted on 13 Jul.

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In Thailand, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 67,751 stories, above the usual 18. Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in Bangladesh's news. On 13 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela73 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand71 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine50 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 516 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Biddeford US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293

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: 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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOyo State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 18 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 15 outletsSeaton Carew, UK -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 12 outletsOtago, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 39 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 190 stories, carried by 464 outletsMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 26 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 59 outletsState of South Carolina, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 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

● Australia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oyo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Seaton Carew UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Otago New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 190 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,472 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,967 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,739 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,682 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 850 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 283 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 killed3,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.