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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

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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.

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readIraq: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSeattle, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsClacton, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 20 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsFnideq, Morocco -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 40 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

● Seattle US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Clacton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

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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