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14,458 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Jammu, the hiv in Ghana and people killed in Romania. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 56 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

90 of its 272 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

32 of its 167 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

556 of its 1,208 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 264 of Iran's 556 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

31 of its 75 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. the Red Sea accounted for 28 of Djibouti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

191 of its 659 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Madagascar

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Niger

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

79 of its 304 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Food poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Mexico (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (179 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 23 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 14,458 stories about harm among 75,792 counted on 23 Jul.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,792 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 23 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir56 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela51 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine46 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 1,208 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel45 in 100 of its 543 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Mumbai India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Tehran Iran64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Nadda India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 556 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 358 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Thailand few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,460 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,414 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,062 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,947 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 625 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 577 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 338 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 killed3,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured817 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Ireland Stories reporting people falling ill33 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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