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14,997 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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Flooding in Kashmir, rights and justice in Kabul and people injured in Sweden drew the news. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 73 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

119 of its 162 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 119 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (57 stories). Flooding was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

81 of its 153 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

60 of its 217 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 42 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

338 of its 738 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 163 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mopti accounted for 15 of Mali's 23 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

134 of its 420 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Liberia

23 of its 60 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

100 of its 419 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heatwave was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

12 of its 46 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Pakistan (163 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 14,997 stories about harm among 81,967 counted on 15 Aug.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,967 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Kashmir stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. A year earlier, on 15 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir73 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel59 in 100 of its 668 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan46 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 616 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Toronto Canada29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: 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: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNewbury, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 61 outletsOregon, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsAuchi, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 23 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 165 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 26 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

● Newbury UK about one and a half times 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 · health · 23 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Auchi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,798 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,480 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,218 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,945 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 552 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 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 killed3,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 softer 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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