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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 80 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 528 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 867 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 27 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 87 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bhutan: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Congo 87 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 659 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 40 in 100 of its 291 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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