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7,079 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 the earthquake in Indonesia, people injured in Hungary and violence in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 66 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 10
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much 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

169 of its 242 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 145 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

50 of its 88 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

51 of its 87 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kariba accounted for 37 of Zimbabwe's 51 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

57 of its 87 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Waimes accounted for 31 of Belgium's 57 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

49 of its 100 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Morocco

33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

66 of its 81 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. la Espriella accounted for 29 of Colombia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Greece (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in US (211 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Germany (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Japan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
22 in 10019 in 10018 Jul25 Jul1 Aug8 Aug16 Aug18 Jul: 20 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 20 in 10022 Jul: 20 in 10023 Jul: 19 in 10024 Jul: 20 in 10025 Jul: 20 in 10026 Jul: 21 in 10027 Jul: 20 in 10028 Jul: 19 in 10029 Jul: 20 in 10030 Jul: 20 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 22 in 1003 Aug: 19 in 1004 Aug: 19 in 1005 Aug: 19 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 20 in 10010 Aug: 20 in 10011 Aug: 20 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 19 in 10014 Aug: 19 in 10015 Aug: 20 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 7,079 stories about harm among 33,383 counted on 16 Aug.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 33,383 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Indonesia, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 August 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia81 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia70 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Belgium66 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Zimbabwe59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Tehran Iran24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Hyderabad India15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: no storiesGrenada: no storiesGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: no storiesBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: no storiesAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 59 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 44 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 55 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 70 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hungary: 57 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 49 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 81 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belgium: 66 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Indonesia 70 in 100 of its 242 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Colombia 81 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Belgium 66 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 450 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 70 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 1,843 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health22% 1,541 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,470 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 1,000 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 427 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 208 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 183 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 killed2,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured922 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people displaced79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much 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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