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12,716 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Niamey, flooding in Japan and refugees in Sudan drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 65 in 100 of its 171 stories, usually 55
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Niger

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 25 of Niger's 31 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

162 of its 593 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tokyo accounted for 101 of Japan's 162 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flooding was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and landslides.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Displacement

Sudan

29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Croatia

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

112 of its 171 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Wildfires were named in 237 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with train derailment, heatstroke and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Qusra accounted for 51 of Palestine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

6 of its 9 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Croatia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (237 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Germany (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 12,716 stories about harm among 67,501 counted on 14 Aug.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 67,501 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Niger stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. On 14 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia65 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine53 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh42 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel42 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Qusra Palestine19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Miami US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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 readTanzania: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 16 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 19 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMohana, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 47 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Osun Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,202 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,969 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,733 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,345 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 702 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 575 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 524 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 387 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 killed3,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured773 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about two-thirds 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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