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12,805 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 a disaster in Kathmandu, illness in Oslo and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories, usually 65
RegionSouth Asia 34 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

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

944 of its 1,015 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kathmandu accounted for 323 of Nepal's 944 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Norway

186 of its 374 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Oslo accounted for 142 of Norway's 186 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Srebrenica accounted for 22 of Bosnia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Haiti

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kenscoff accounted for 19 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Samoa

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

380 of its 1,503 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (197 stories). Landslides were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and avalanche.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). House fires were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

U.S. Virgin Islands

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (91 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
22 in 10018 in 10030 Jul6 Aug13 Aug20 Aug28 Aug30 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 10017 Aug: 20 in 10018 Aug: 19 in 10019 Aug: 19 in 10020 Aug: 18 in 10021 Aug: 19 in 10022 Aug: 19 in 10023 Aug: 20 in 10024 Aug: 19 in 10025 Aug: 19 in 10026 Aug: 20 in 10027 Aug: 21 in 10028 Aug: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,805 stories about harm among 62,951 counted on 28 Aug.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,951 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 65% is usual. On 28 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Norway50 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Uganda46 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Israel46 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Oslo Norway39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 San Francisco US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Beijing China14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesGuam: 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 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 storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)U.S. Virgin Islands: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 34 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Samoa: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 50 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,092 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 84 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Nepal 93 in 100 of its 1,015 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Norway 50 in 100 of its 374 stories · mostly health ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 46 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 3,544 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,142 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,573 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,339 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 649 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 247 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 killed4,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting arrests1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill19 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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