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8,477 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, the earthquake in Mexico and evacuations in Jordan. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 56 in 100 of its 827 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

462 of its 827 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 250 of Iran's 462 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

64 of its 154 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

25 of its 69 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Laos

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

141 of its 260 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Moscow accounted for 107 of Russia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Drammen accounted for 25 of Norway's 28 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

365 of its 1,326 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Wildfires were named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

44 of its 109 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

100 of its 440 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires, drought and flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (154 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ireland (18 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 8,477 stories about harm among 41,469 counted on 18 Jul.

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It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 41,469 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Iran's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 18 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba60 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Iran56 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Russia54 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Tehran Iran76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Moscow Russia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Beijing China15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDublin, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 43 stories, carried by 173 outletsAwka, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsBrighton, UK -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsSan Diego, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 43 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

● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 43 stories ● Awka Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,179 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice24% 1,968 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,834 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 996 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 411 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 404 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 234 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 killed2,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations288 at about three times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions159 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and 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 much 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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