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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualOttawa, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsLa Espriella, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 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

● Ottawa Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● La Espriella Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Mecca Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 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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