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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

how these are picked →
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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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: 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 readDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 83 stories, carried by 40 outletsMastung, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 32 stories, carried by 80 outletsOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 32 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 23 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 83 stories ● Mastung Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Brisbane Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 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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