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15,352 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 violence in Bogota, protests in Abuja (Nigeria) and people injured in Ethiopia. Colombia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 83 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 50
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

64 of its 133 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bogota accounted for 30 of Colombia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

368 of its 1,097 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 81 of Abuja's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

214 of its 1,155 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Slovakia

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Bystrica's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 3 of Imbabura's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 103 of Palestine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

49 of its 59 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hurricane was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

38 of its 133 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Latvia

9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Haiti (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); whooping cough in US (20 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 15,352 stories about harm among 92,235 counted on 21 Oct.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 April 2025. of the day's 92,235 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Colombia for the third day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. In Colombia, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 1,023 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia48 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Abuja Nigeria81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Chicago US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Portland US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 New York US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 604 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 4,639 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health27% 4,055 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,360 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,870 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 759 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 594 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 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 killed3,312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured720 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced110 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.