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The news turned to violence in Berlin, a disaster in Madrid and protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 44 in 100 of its 517 stories, usually 21
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Germany

226 of its 517 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Berlin accounted for 171 of Germany's 226 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

142 of its 446 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Madrid accounted for 88 of Spain's 142 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Palestine

104 of its 168 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 51 of Palestine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 68 of Ukraine's 148 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

267 of its 649 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

7 of its 15 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Australia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in India (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in US (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 12,656 stories about harm among 64,615 counted on 27 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Germany. of the day's 64,615 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nigeria's news mentioned the cholera about 5 times as often as usual. Germany's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 27 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 →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba57 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Haiti46 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda44 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Bihar India66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Berlin Germany30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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 lessGuam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNamibia: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: 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 storiesEgypt: 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 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 lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAfghanistan: 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Switzerland: 27 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Spain: 32 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 1,088 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 44 in 100 of its 517 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 41 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 57 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Croatia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 111 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 62 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 57 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 65 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Germany 44 in 100 of its 517 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 342 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 486 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,002 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,932 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,677 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,752 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 351 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 killed3,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations333 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Spain Stories reporting abductions137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than 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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