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9,729 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 protests in Bogota (Colombia), violence in Kyiv and a disaster in el Teniente. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 39 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

29 of its 63 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bogota accounted for 18 of Colombia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 9 of Bogota's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

69 of its 164 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kyiv accounted for 35 of Ukraine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chile

26 of its 47 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. el Teniente accounted for 17 of Chile's 26 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories → El Teniente stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cambodia

27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 16 of Cambodia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

60 of its 155 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with avalanche.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 3 of el Faro's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 121 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

52 of its 179 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in US (56 of its stories, about 4 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 2 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 9,729 stories about harm among 49,988 counted on 2 Aug.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,988 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 2 August 2024, 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 →

Israel68 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia46 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine42 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Gaza Palestine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Dhaka Bangladesh21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readKenya: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsNashville, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 80 outletsNew York, US -- health: 77 stories, carried by 84 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 17 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 36 stories, carried by 61 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 77 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 2,622 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health23% 2,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,248 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 621 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 366 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 274 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 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 killed2,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 much 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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