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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

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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 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualMidlands, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 26 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsSan Francisco, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 14 outletsDamascus, Syria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 29 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

● Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● San Francisco US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.