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8,226 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 the earthquake in Türkiye, protests in Ndjamena (Chad) and violence in Beirut. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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 twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 51 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

93 of its 182 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sindirgi accounted for 37 of Türkiye's 93 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Earthquake was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Sindirgi stories →
Shelter & services

Iraq

26 of its 54 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Karbala accounted for 15 of Iraq's 26 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Ghana

92 of its 228 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (72 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

89 of its 368 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 29 of Iran's 49 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 161 of Palestine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 167 of Israel's 430 stories about harm, carried by 410 outlets. 97 of Jerusalem's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ghana (68 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in France (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (10 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 10 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 8,226 stories about harm among 41,866 counted on 10 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 41,866 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 10 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel58 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 353 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye51 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Gaza Palestine72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Kolkata India20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsNagasaki, Japan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 220 outletsKishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsKarbala, Iraq -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 28 outletsKherson, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 123 outletsDoncaster, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Seoul South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories ● Nagasaki Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Kishtwar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents23% 1,869 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,853 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,770 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence17% 1,399 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 467 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 217 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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