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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

how these are picked →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: 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: 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 readKuwait: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 23 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBallycotton, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 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

● Osun Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 70 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

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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