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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).

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMastung, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsKaura Namoda, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsShanghai, China -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNarathiwat, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 52 outletsRogers Police Department, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 44 outletsShahed, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 19 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 43 stories, carried by 49 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

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mastung Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Kaura Namoda Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Narathiwat Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Rogers Police Department US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

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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