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9,259 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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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Buner, arrests in Nigeria and the earthquake in Australia. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 65 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 44
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

356 of its 706 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Buner accounted for 118 of Pakistan's 356 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Buner stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

303 of its 946 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. 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
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

89 of its 137 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kishtwar accounted for 55 of Kashmir's 89 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

15 of its 23 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 86 of Israel's 283 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

31 of Toronto's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

U.S. Virgin Islands

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

32 of its 107 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (152 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 9,259 stories about harm among 49,148 counted on 16 Aug.

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Mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual in the U.S. Virgin Islands' news. of the day's 49,148 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Pakistan stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Israel67 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan50 in 100 of its 706 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Toronto Canada31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Ottawa Canada19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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 usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsAlabama, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 16 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 14 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 133 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 38 stories, carried by 205 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPort Alberni, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 54 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

● Alaska US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 2,405 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 2,089 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,057 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,234 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 201 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 killed2,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 about as 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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