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14,812 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Anantnag and Tehran and evacuations in France. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 68 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

102 of its 151 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Anantnag accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 102 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Anantnag stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

603 of its 1,332 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 280 of Iran's 603 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

France

203 of its 731 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Norway

17 of its 99 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Austria

57 of its 110 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Braunau accounted for 42 of Austria's 57 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

30 of its 51 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Barima accounted for 22 of Guyana's 30 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

462 of Delhi's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

35 of its 42 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Indonesia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Italy (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Greece (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (217 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 22 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 14,812 stories about harm among 75,947 counted on 22 Jul.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,947 stories, as usual. Kashmir's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 22 July 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir68 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Guyana59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Austria52 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela51 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine47 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India462 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Tehran Iran71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Mumbai India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Nadda India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 51 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 63 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 29 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritania: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 1,332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)India: 28 in 100 of its 5,234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 59 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 28 in 100 of its 731 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 83 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 52 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Kashmir 68 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 1,332 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 51 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Austria 52 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 533 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guyana 59 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,669 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,400 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,222 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,099 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 656 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 567 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 332 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 killed3,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 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 about as 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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