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8,053 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 violence in Kyiv, illness in Oslo and rights and justice in Kenscoff. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 69 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 41
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than 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 207 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 125 of Ukraine's 142 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Norway

49 of its 111 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Oslo accounted for 41 of Norway's 49 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kenscoff accounted for 21 of Haiti's 25 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Kenscoff stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

78 of its 110 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Qusra accounted for 35 of Palestine's 78 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 22 of Qusra's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Niger

49 of its 73 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Niamey accounted for 48 of Niger's 49 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

169 of its 679 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

695 of its 745 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kathmandu accounted for 205 of Nepal's 695 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zimbabwe

23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with diphtheria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

84 of its 238 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in UK (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 8,053 stories about harm among 39,659 counted on 29 Aug.

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Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in China's news. of the day's 39,659 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. A year earlier, on 29 August 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal93 in 100 of its 745 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine71 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine69 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Niger67 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Qusra Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35 New Orleans US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Delhi India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 New York US15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readLittle Pigeon River, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 58 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsSussex, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 173 outletsKenscoff, Haiti -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 57 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsCambridge, UK -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 158 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

● Little Pigeon River US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Kenscoff Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,244 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health22% 1,778 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice20% 1,573 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence12% 949 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 260 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 241 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 killed2,706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people affected1,439 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting arrests811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Nepal Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees45 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 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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