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14,684 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 a disaster in Rasuwa, violence in Srebrenica and people killed in Samoa. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 94 in 100 of its 1,247 stories, usually 48
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

1,171 of its 1,247 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Rasuwa accounted for 340 of Nepal's 1,171 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Tsunami was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Rasuwa stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

62 of its 75 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Srebrenica accounted for 46 of Bosnia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Health

Samoa

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles.

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

Afghanistan

45 of its 64 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bejaia accounted for 18 of Algeria's 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

China

350 of its 1,504 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (186 stories). Landslides were named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with earthquake.

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Health

Germany

132 of its 489 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Health

Norway

53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 46 of Norway's 53 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (104 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Algeria (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in Germany (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 14,684 stories about harm among 70,353 counted on 27 Aug.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Nepal. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 70,353 stories, above the usual 20. Nepal's news was 94% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. A year earlier, on 27 August 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal94 in 100 of its 1,247 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Bosnia83 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia48 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 New York US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Tokyo Japan17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualTreasure Island, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 63 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 55 stories, carried by 143 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Treasure Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Wellington New Zealand 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 & accidents28% 4,086 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,549 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,819 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence10% 1,500 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 938 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 621 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 378 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 killed4,950 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people affected2,637 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting arrests1,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured712 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting evacuations167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little less than 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.