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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).

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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).

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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

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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readMexico: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 44 outletsSwindon, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 45 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 47 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

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

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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