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15,131 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 protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Caracas and people displaced in Bucharest. Peru's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 43 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 9
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 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

Peru

33 of its 66 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lima accounted for 29 of Peru's 33 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 26 of Lima's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

179 of its 270 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 76 of Venezuela's 179 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bangladesh

122 of its 250 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 67 of Bangladesh's 122 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 38 of Dhaka's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

115 of its 180 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

222 of its 506 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Kuwait

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Korea

87 of its 292 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in US (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in UK (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 Oct. 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 15,131 stories about harm among 90,338 counted on 17 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 April 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 90,338 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. the US's news mentioned the typhoon about 6 times as often as usual. Peru's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela66 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 968 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Peru50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Chicago US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Dhaka Bangladesh38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Boston US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 66 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 23 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Korea: 30 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Romania: 43 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,022 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 21 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 26 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Madagascar: 49 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 23 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 968 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 23 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 25 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 28 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 28 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 33 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 61 in 100 of its 968 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 66 in 100 of its 270 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 49 in 100 of its 250 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 47 in 100 of its 298 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 4,553 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health26% 3,797 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,233 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,143 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 820 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 545 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 457 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 277 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 killed3,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured768 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions429 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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