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13,494 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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The news turned to power cuts in Ukraine, deaths in Oslo and a disaster in Kathmandu. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 94 in 100 of its 553 stories, usually 79
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
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

Ukraine

144 of its 261 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 110 of Ukraine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

46 of its 110 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Oslo accounted for 36 of Norway's 46 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

519 of its 553 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Kathmandu accounted for 140 of Nepal's 519 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Montenegro

5 of its 8 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

30 of its 85 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

47 of its 84 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in China (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Sep. 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 13,494 stories about harm among 70,869 counted on 1 Sep.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 70,869 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. On 1 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. Over August, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in August 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal94 in 100 of its 553 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine55 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Times Square US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 222 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 3,198 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,162 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,965 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,570 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 836 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 291 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 killed3,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured769 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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