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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsOdisha, India -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 140 outletsMong Kok, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 82 outletsSeaton Carew, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 100 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 59 stories, carried by 23 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Odisha India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 33 stories ● Mong Kok Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Seaton Carew UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories

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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