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13,712 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 news turned to a disaster in Tihamah and people affected in Colombia and Zambia. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 81 in 100 of its 300 stories, usually 48
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Yemen

80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tihamah accounted for 24 of Yemen's 80 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Tihamah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

242 of its 300 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Zimbabwe

87 of its 156 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kariba accounted for 60 of Zimbabwe's 87 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

23 of its 40 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 23 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

92 of its 230 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

14 of its 35 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

18 of its 70 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Oman (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Japan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Germany (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 13,712 stories about harm among 72,879 counted on 12 Aug.

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In Bermuda's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,879 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Yemen, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 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 →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia81 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Zimbabwe56 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria48 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 New York US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Jerusalem Israel19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,464 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 3,324 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,975 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,361 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 341 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 killed3,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● Angera little less than 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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