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7,102 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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Protests in Qusra (Palestine), violence in Aarau and a disaster in Kathmandu drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 62 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Qusra accounted for 57 of Palestine's 99 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 42 of Qusra's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Qusra stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

72 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Aarau accounted for 56 of Switzerland's 72 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Aarau stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

552 of its 599 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Kathmandu accounted for 191 of Nepal's 552 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

33 of its 85 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

77 of its 130 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 59 of Ukraine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

157 of its 640 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Landslides were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with avalanche. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

65 of its 105 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Kyrenia accounted for 59 of Cyprus' 65 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

137 of its 392 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 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

Türkiye

58 of its 146 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (48 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in India (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 7,102 stories about harm among 33,862 counted on 30 Aug.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 33,862 stories, above the usual 20. Mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual in China's news. On 30 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. Palestine stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal92 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Niger70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus62 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine59 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Qusra Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Beijing China15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Washington US15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Jerusalem Israel13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 London UK13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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 readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualStanford, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 118 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsSussex, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- health: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsNashville, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 37 outletsKenscoff, Haiti -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Forest, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Stanford US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Seoul South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents30% 2,114 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 1,407 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 1,359 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 905 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 316 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 208 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 186 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 killed2,363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people affected1,398 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting arrests678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured592 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting evacuations214 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting abductions82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced82 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and India Stories reporting refugees41 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 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
● Griefa little more than 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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