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7,370 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Peru, violence in Tehran and protests in Havana (Cuba). Iran's coverage was about three times 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 Iran and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 78 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huancayo accounted for 33 of Peru's 53 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 52 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.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Huancayo stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

554 of its 898 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 260 of Iran's 554 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

74 of its 96 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 74 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 18 of Havana's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Displacement

Jordan

50 of its 97 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Ukraine

114 of its 159 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 85 of Ukraine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 45 of Russia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

84 of its 116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

39 of its 69 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

251 of its 904 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and ebola.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (69 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in US (110 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 7,370 stories about harm among 34,846 counted on 19 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 24 January 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 34,846 stories, above the usual 19. Peru's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Kashmir's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba77 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir72 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine72 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 898 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Tehran Iran70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 San Isidro Cuba19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Havana Cuba18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 three times as angry as the world's · 554 stories about harm ● Guyana few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Australia a little warmer than the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 1,942 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 1,637 stories · about as usual Health19% 1,398 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,047 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 301 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 270 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 209 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 killed2,139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected1,079 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people injured855 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations236 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Peru and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees30 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.

● Angera little more than 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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