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8,422 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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Protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Pakistan drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 50 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

122 of its 242 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Jakarta accounted for 79 of Indonesia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 65 of Jakarta's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

80 of its 107 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 60 of Yemen's 80 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

232 of its 436 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

151 of its 227 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 125 of Palestine's 151 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

32 of its 93 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

94 of its 256 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

88 of its 145 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 88 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

214 of its 858 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 32 of Sydney's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Afghanistan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 8,422 stories about harm among 42,375 counted on 31 Aug.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 42,375 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Afghanistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Indonesia's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 31 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen75 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 644 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Jakarta Indonesia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Gaza Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Sydney Australia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNuffield, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 45 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 151 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsPorepunkah, Australia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 98 outletsManila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 40 outletsMoscow, Russia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 39 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

● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,041 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,894 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents23% 1,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,249 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 481 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 293 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 213 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 198 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 killed2,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured801 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times 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
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.