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14,208 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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Most of the day's attention went to storms in Spain, violence in Nablus and rights and justice in el Obeid. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 33 in 100 of its 472 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

157 of its 472 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Madrid accounted for 112 of Spain's 157 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories). Storms were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

112 of its 172 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Nablus accounted for 67 of Palestine's 112 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

61 of its 112 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

163 of its 546 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Wildfires were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

232 of its 439 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

482 of its 1,084 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

15 of its 49 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (83 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 14,208 stories about harm among 72,219 counted on 24 Jul.

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Spain's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 72,219 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. France's news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 July 2025, 18 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 →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir54 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel53 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Nadda India68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Mumbai India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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 lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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 storiesYemen: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 59 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guam: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Spain: 33 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 29 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 1,084 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)India: 26 in 100 of its 5,188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ghana: 28 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 30 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 112 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

● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 439 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 54 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 59 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 1,084 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 304 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,649 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health24% 3,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,934 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 539 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 380 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 killed3,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations314 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and France Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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