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12,610 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 Bangkok, protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and people displaced in the DR Congo. Thailand's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 70 in 100 of its 382 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

267 of its 382 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bangkok accounted for 242 of Thailand's 267 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (209 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

DR Congo

32 of its 34 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

68 of its 79 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Marib accounted for 45 of Yemen's 68 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

48 of its 76 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 48 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

36 of its 98 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Puerto Rico

10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Ghana

59 of its 183 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Puerto Rico (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in France (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in UK (11 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 7 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 12,610 stories about harm among 66,999 counted on 7 Aug.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned the drought about 7 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,999 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand70 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Cuba49 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Paris France20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 New York US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTimor-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: no storiesSuriname: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 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 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 lessGuatemala: 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 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBhutan: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai 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: no storiesPitcairn: 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 86 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 70 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 26 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 32 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 26 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 94 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 135 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

● Thailand 70 in 100 of its 382 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 86 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 368 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 49 in 100 of its 127 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,280 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 2,836 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,415 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,553 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 729 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 583 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 354 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 killed3,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 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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