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8,134 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 day's news pointed at the tsunami in Indonesia, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Fnideq. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 81 in 100 of its 442 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

359 of its 442 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nusa Tenggara accounted for 164 of Indonesia's 359 stories about harm, carried by 474 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Tsunami was named in 304 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, power cuts and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Nusa Tenggara stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

51 of its 70 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

34 of its 64 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kariba accounted for 21 of Zimbabwe's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

15 of its 47 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

151 of its 260 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 150 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

57 of its 71 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. la Espriella accounted for 23 of Colombia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets.

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Displacement

Sudan

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in UK (150 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Belgium (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in India (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (127 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 8,134 stories about harm among 40,474 counted on 15 Aug.

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In Indonesia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 40,474 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 15 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia81 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia80 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon73 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 48 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Kabul Afghanistan16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Jerusalem Israel16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Honolulu US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Indonesia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 359 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,200 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health23% 1,801 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,692 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,018 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 441 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 346 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 214 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 killed2,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured766 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting evacuations168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees75 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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