← 25 Aug Monday 26 August 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 27 Aug →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
15,765 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.

How to read these numbers →

The news turned to power cuts in Ukraine, oil spill in Djibouti and people killed in Zambia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 79 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

365 of its 657 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 214 of Ukraine's 365 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (228 stories). Power cuts were named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Red Sea accounted for 18 of Djibouti's 18 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

114 of its 186 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

223 of its 656 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half 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

Burkina Faso

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

431 of its 913 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

64 of its 205 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

73 of its 140 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Australia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10028 Jul4 Aug11 Aug18 Aug26 Aug28 Jul: 17 in 10029 Jul: 18 in 10030 Jul: 19 in 10031 Jul: 19 in 1001 Aug: 19 in 1002 Aug: 19 in 1003 Aug: 20 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 20 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 19 in 10010 Aug: 19 in 10011 Aug: 19 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 18 in 10014 Aug: 18 in 10015 Aug: 19 in 10016 Aug: 19 in 10017 Aug: 20 in 10018 Aug: 20 in 10019 Aug: 19 in 10020 Aug: 19 in 10021 Aug: 18 in 10022 Aug: 18 in 10023 Aug: 18 in 10024 Aug: 19 in 10025 Aug: 20 in 10026 Aug: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 Aug. 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 15,765 stories about harm among 83,564 counted on 26 Aug.

Read the day's briefing

Ukraine's news mentioned power cuts about 10 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,564 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. On 27 August 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland79 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 1,163 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Chicago US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Dhaka Bangladesh34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Kyiv Ukraine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 431 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 365 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 692 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,112 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,576 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,938 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,394 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 662 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 448 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 killed4,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,371 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting abductions284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations284 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of 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 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.