← 7 Sep Monday 8 September 2025 · to 23:59 UTC 9 Sep →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
14,971 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.

How to read these numbers →

Protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Jerusalem and rights and justice in Seoul drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 76 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

311 of its 407 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 277 of Nepal's 311 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 266 of Kathmandu's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

876 of its 1,123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 509 of Israel's 876 stories about harm, carried by 730 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (315 stories). Hurricane was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

152 of its 380 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 105 of Ukraine's 152 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

104 of its 230 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 22 of Istanbul's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

28 of its 63 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

79 of its 248 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Australia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Italy (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in China (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
20 in 10018 in 10010 Aug17 Aug24 Aug31 Aug8 Sep10 Aug: 20 in 10011 Aug: 19 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 19 in 10014 Aug: 19 in 10015 Aug: 18 in 10016 Aug: 19 in 10017 Aug: 20 in 10018 Aug: 19 in 10019 Aug: 18 in 10020 Aug: 18 in 10021 Aug: 18 in 10022 Aug: 18 in 10023 Aug: 19 in 10024 Aug: 19 in 10025 Aug: 19 in 10026 Aug: 18 in 10027 Aug: 18 in 10028 Aug: 19 in 10029 Aug: 19 in 10030 Aug: 20 in 10031 Aug: 20 in 1001 Sep: 19 in 1002 Sep: 18 in 1003 Sep: 18 in 1004 Sep: 18 in 1005 Sep: 18 in 1006 Sep: 19 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Sep. 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 14,971 stories about harm among 80,722 counted on 8 Sep.

Read the day's briefing

Nepal stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,722 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 8 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel78 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal76 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Palestine62 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kathmandu Nepal266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 London UK94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Chicago US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: 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 lessNorway: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: near the world's share or lessEl 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 lessDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 50 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 45 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 43 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Portugal: 34 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 606 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 76 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 78 in 100 of its 1,123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 24 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Israel 78 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 76 in 100 of its 407 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 307 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 57 in 100 of its 205 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 65 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,939 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,777 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,525 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 2,277 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 790 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed4,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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