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15,131 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualNew Jersey, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 226 outletsTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 43 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 34 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 38 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 31 stories, carried by 13 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 26 stories ● Texas Department of Public Safety US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 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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