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8,420 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), violence in Kyiv and storm surge in the Bahamas drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 81 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Argentina

25 of its 42 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 22 of Argentina's 25 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 15 of Buenos Aires' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

111 of its 223 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 90 of Ukraine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

59 of its 73 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Storm surge was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Health

New Zealand

71 of its 296 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

66 of its 106 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ladakh accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 66 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 35 of Ladakh's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

50 of its 107 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Typhoon was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Lima's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

55 of its 256 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 107 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

32 of its 55 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in US (119 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 8,420 stories about harm among 41,448 counted on 28 Sep.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 3 August 2025. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,448 stories, above the usual 19. Argentina's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Vietnam's news mentioned the typhoon about 9 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas81 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir62 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Portland US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Grand Blanc US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Ladakh Kashmir35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 209 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents23% 1,880 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health22% 1,817 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 1,736 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence19% 1,557 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 648 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 257 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 166 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 killed2,663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,125 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Vietnam and the US Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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.

● 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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