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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

how these are picked →
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

usually 20; 19 the day before
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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualAbeokuta, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 20 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 74 outletsBerkshire, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 25 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 77 stories, carried by 118 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 14 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

● Abeokuta Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Osun Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Berkshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.