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6,624 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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Most of the day's attention went to heavy rain in the Philippines, deaths in Bangkok and violence in la Espriella. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 64 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

99 of its 261 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Philippine accounted for 46 of the Philippines' 99 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

108 of its 399 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dublin accounted for 65 of Ireland's 108 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Dublin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

China

146 of its 583 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Typhoon was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

23 of its 75 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Taipei accounted for 17 of Taiwan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

45 of its 111 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

81 of its 302 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in India (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in US (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
22 in 10019 in 10011 Jul18 Jul25 Jul1 Aug9 Aug11 Jul: 19 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 20 in 10014 Jul: 19 in 10015 Jul: 19 in 10016 Jul: 19 in 10017 Jul: 19 in 10018 Jul: 20 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 20 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 19 in 10024 Jul: 20 in 10025 Jul: 20 in 10026 Jul: 21 in 10027 Jul: 20 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 20 in 10030 Jul: 20 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 22 in 1003 Aug: 19 in 1004 Aug: 19 in 1005 Aug: 19 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 6,624 stories about harm among 32,422 counted on 9 Aug.

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Of the day's 32,422 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 August 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Thailand, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Thailand64 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 37 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cuba53 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services Ukraine49 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel41 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Kolkata India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Washington US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Johannesburg South Africa18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 Tehran Iran16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 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: no storiesLithuania: 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: no storiesKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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: 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: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: no storiesBrazil: 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: no storiesBenin: 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 lessAustria: 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: no storiesAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: 71 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 64 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 28 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 894 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 27 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ireland: 27 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 53 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 64 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 53 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Israel 41 in 100 of its 423 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 38 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 1,623 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,468 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,411 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 935 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 377 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 216 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 216 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 killed1,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured611 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Canada Stories reporting abductions84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced79 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefabout as 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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