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12,570 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and rights and justice in Fagersta and Port-au-Prince. Myanmar's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 39 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

69 of its 176 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Fagersta accounted for 43 of Sweden's 69 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories).

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Fagersta stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

14 of its 23 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Cuba

62 of its 115 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Havana accounted for 34 of Cuba's 62 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 20 of Havana's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

58 of its 169 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 16 of Ankara's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

25 of its 51 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Mandakao's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Ghouta accounted for 25 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Panama (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 12,570 stories about harm among 66,036 counted on 21 Aug.

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In Tunisia, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,036 stories, as usual. On 21 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine55 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Beijing China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful 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 warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: 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 fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 331 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,197 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,482 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence12% 1,493 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 249 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 killed3,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.