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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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 readSão 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 96 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 41 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 41 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew York, US -- health: 72 stories, carried by 66 outletsLadakh, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 30 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories

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