What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
How to read these numbers →
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Disasters & accidents
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.
Health
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.
Rights & justice
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.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
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.
Disasters & accidents
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).
Disasters & accidents
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.
Disasters & accidents
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).
Disasters & accidents
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).
Conflict & violence
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.
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).
Read the day's briefing
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.
19 in every 100 of the day's 41,194 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Yemen: 26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Vietnam: 23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Australia: Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Nigeria: Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than 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.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: too little coverage to read Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: too little coverage to read Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: too little coverage to read Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: too little coverage to read Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: too little coverage to read Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: too little coverage to read Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to read Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to read Siachen Glacier: too little coverage to read Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to read Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Malta: warmth about its own usual Kenya: warmth about its own usual Greece: warmth about its own usual Ottawa, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets Katsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 47 outlets Northumbria, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 148 outlets Bailey Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 35 outlets Brooklyn, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 19 outlets Toronto, Canada -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outlets Kyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 67 outlets Edinburgh, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 112 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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?
The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct
The week in human impact
Read the week →
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free account
Sign in · a username, an email and a password.
How to read these numbers →
These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.