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13,212 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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Arrests in Ukraine, the earthquake in Spain and people killed in the Central African Republic drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostZambia 59 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

142 of its 292 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Zambia

56 of its 95 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lusaka accounted for 33 of Zambia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

205 of its 591 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

93 of its 226 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Greece (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (54 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 13,212 stories about harm among 69,158 counted on 18 Aug.

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Of the day's 69,158 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 18 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 →

Colombia62 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Zambia59 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 527 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Hollywood US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Islamabad Pakistan17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 142 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,296 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,670 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 832 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 446 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed3,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations168 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 about as 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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