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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,216 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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Road crashes in Ireland, violence in Baghdad and people killed in Argentina drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 66 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 24 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

Ireland

289 of its 1,013 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Dublin accounted for 191 of Ireland's 289 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Road crashes were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Dublin stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

98 of its 148 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Baghdad accounted for 42 of Iraq's 98 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

189 of its 411 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

207 of its 483 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 111 of Russia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

346 of its 863 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Earthquake was named in 289 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with gas explosion, power cuts and landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

France

246 of its 814 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 74 of Ukraine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

118 of its 453 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (289 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in China (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in France (24 of its stories, about 5 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 29 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 15,216 stories about harm among 76,503 counted on 29 Jul.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 76,503 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ireland, 29% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. On 29 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq66 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Saudi Arabia46 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 51 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Wuhan China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSyria: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: 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'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,795 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 3,403 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,293 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 641 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 369 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 killed3,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US

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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