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15,026 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 violence in Antioquia, refugees in the UK and the earthquake in Argentina. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 80 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Colombia

83 of its 104 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Antioquia accounted for 43 of Colombia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Antioquia stories →
Rights & justice

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Hurricane was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and hurricane.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 206 of Palestine's 223 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 25 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

North Korea

19 of its 54 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 144 of Israel's 552 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

29 of its 99 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

59 of its 203 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Chile (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Palestine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); rabies in India (74 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 15,026 stories about harm among 84,447 counted on 22 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 16 May 2025. of the day's 84,447 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Colombia stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual in Chile's news. On 22 August 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia80 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 921 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 Delhi India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Los Angeles US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 552 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 317 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,020 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health26% 3,771 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,899 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence12% 1,778 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 714 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed3,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured768 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting abductions264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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