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8,583 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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Drownings in Yemen, violence in Gaza and people killed in Saudi Arabia drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 70 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Abyan accounted for 30 of Yemen's 40 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Abyan stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

21 of its 112 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Chile

47 of its 67 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. el Teniente accounted for 41 of Chile's 47 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

27 of its 88 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

245 of its 580 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Volcanic eruption was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Ghana

70 of its 306 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Finland

7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

10 of its 26 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Russia (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in UK (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,583 stories about harm among 41,788 counted on 3 Aug.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 41,788 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Russia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Yemen stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. A year earlier, on 3 August 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Angola, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chile70 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Russia42 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Sydney Australia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Dhaka Bangladesh23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: no storiesSt. Lucia: 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: no storiesPapua 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: no storiesNew 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessChad: 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 lessMyanmar: 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 lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 89 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 42 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Finland: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 70 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Israel 69 in 100 of its 690 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 66 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Chile 70 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Russia 42 in 100 of its 580 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 659 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 2,061 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,033 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,791 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,219 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 567 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 283 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 205 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 killed2,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured800 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 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
● Griefa little more than 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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