What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
How to read these numbers →
A disaster in Shinas, violence in Kabul and people killed in Jamaica drew the news. Oman's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
Disasters & accidents
117 of its 157 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Shinas accounted for 62 of Oman's 117 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
72 of its 111 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 26 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
27 of its 82 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
209 of Belfast's 267 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Measles was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
Tehran accounted for 342 of Iran's 683 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Jerusalem accounted for 81 of Israel's 234 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
16 of its 48 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
Protests & strikes
6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 5 of Bangui's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Conflict & violence
13 of its 57 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
landslides in Philippines (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in India (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in US (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Read the day's briefing
Oman stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 78,101 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Oman. the Philippines' news mentioned landslides about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 11 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 78,101 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Oman: 117 of its 157 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Afghanistan: 72 of its 111 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jamaica: 27 of its 82 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. UK: 209 of Belfast's 267 stories were about protests or strikes. Mentions of landslides ran about three times their usual in the Philippines' news. Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Oman. A year earlier, on 11 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: too little coverage to read Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: about as warm as its own usual or less U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: too little coverage to read Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or less United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: too little coverage to read Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: too little coverage to read Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: too little coverage to read Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: too little coverage to read Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: too little coverage to read Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: too little coverage to read Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or less French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or less Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: about as warm as its own usual or less Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Uganda: warmth about its own usual South Korea: warmth about its own usual Rwanda: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Kogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 16 outlets Chipping Campden, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 20 outlets Ogbomoso, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 11 outlets Calgary, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets Manipur, India -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 18 outlets Colorado, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Wrexham, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 outlets Stanford, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were softer 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?
The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct
The week in human impact
Read the week →
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free account
Sign in · a username, an email and a password.
How to read these numbers →
These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.