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7,842 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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Violence in Kyiv, storm surge in Jamaica and rights and justice in Paris 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.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJamaica 85 in 100 of its 317 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

82 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 60 of Ukraine's 82 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

268 of its 317 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

222 of its 558 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Paris accounted for 199 of France's 222 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories).

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

53 of its 85 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

73 of its 160 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

38 of its 41 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 38 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

133 of its 433 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

33 of its 104 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Timor-Leste

27 of its 63 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Timor-Leste (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 7,842 stories about harm among 44,937 counted on 26 Oct.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 44,937 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cuba's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 6 times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 26 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Jamaica85 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia62 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Washington US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Jerusalem Israel17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,016 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 1,701 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents21% 1,603 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 1,232 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 426 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 226 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 179 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 killed1,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Sudan Stories reporting refugees52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jamaica and India Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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