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14,390 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 the earthquake in Japan, people killed in Brazil and violence in Beirut. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 44 in 100 of its 836 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Japan

366 of its 836 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Earthquake was named in 304 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

36 of its 175 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 21 of Afghanistan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 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.

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

Spain

140 of its 486 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Madrid accounted for 95 of Spain's 140 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

270 of its 796 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (56 stories). Drought was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Barima accounted for 16 of Guyana's 21 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Grenada

12 of its 35 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in India (21 of its stories, about 7 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 28 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 14,390 stories about harm among 73,951 counted on 28 Jul.

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In Japan, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 73,951 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 28 July 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine59 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti49 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel46 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Bihar India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 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 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 lessNiger: 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 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: no storiesMauritania: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 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: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 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 lessBurkina 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 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: 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: 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: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 34 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Spain: 29 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Macedonia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 52 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Japan: 44 in 100 of its 836 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 876 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 27 in 100 of its 5,132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guyana: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Grenada: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 25 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 34 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 59 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 514 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Japan 44 in 100 of its 836 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 52 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 45 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Haiti 49 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,440 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,334 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 635 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 385 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 killed3,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations361 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting abductions109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half 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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