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7,919 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 violence in Sanaa, the typhoon in Vietnam and the hunger in Australia. Yemen'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.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 70 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and flooding.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

141 of its 224 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 107 of Palestine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

199 of its 550 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

61 of its 242 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

8 of its 25 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 62 of Kashmir's 83 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 25 of Iran's 43 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Malaysia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in China (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in UK (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 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 24 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 7,919 stories about harm among 41,194 counted on 24 Aug.

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Malaysia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 41,194 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Yemen, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bermuda70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Gaza Palestine25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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 readCayman 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'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

● Iran few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 385 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 1,966 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 1,841 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,661 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,121 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 264 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 213 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 killed2,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 much harsher 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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