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14,449 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 the heatwave in Algeria, violence in Tehran and people killed in New Zealand. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice 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 mostAlgeria 73 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

53 of its 73 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Algiers accounted for 38 of Algeria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heatwave was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

508 of its 1,363 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 292 of Iran's 508 stories about harm, carried by 550 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

173 of its 531 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu, bird flu and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

135 of its 251 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

113 of its 449 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

20 of its 69 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

56 of its 247 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

41 of its 135 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

59 of its 272 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (201 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (51 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (261 of its stories, about 4 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 16 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 14,449 stories about harm among 77,499 counted on 16 Jul.

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In Algeria, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 77,499 stories, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. In Canada's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual. On 16 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria73 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Cuba49 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 48 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Delhi India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Kyiv Ukraine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: 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 warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 508 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Algeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,716 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,372 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,247 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,602 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 717 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 599 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 381 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 killed3,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about twice 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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