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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 26 outletsOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsLucknow, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 33 stories, carried by 39 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Benue Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories ● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

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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