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13,830 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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Violence in Marib, protests in the Congo River (Congo) and people killed in Cameroon drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostYemen 80 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 61 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Marib accounted for 25 of Yemen's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cameroon

10 of its 29 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

Havana accounted for 29 of Cuba's 49 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

77 of its 121 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 35 of Palestine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 116 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

161 of its 414 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

73 of its 312 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

45 of its 77 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Italy (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Ghana (10 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 6 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 13,830 stories about harm among 72,915 counted on 6 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,915 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. In Yemen, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. A year earlier, on 6 August 2025, 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 →

Congo87 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Yemen80 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 552 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Bombay India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Dhaka Bangladesh25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 383 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,814 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,195 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,752 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,557 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 592 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 386 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 killed3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees94 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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