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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBishkek, Kyrgyzstan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsLusaka, Zambia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreat Smoky Mountains, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsQuebec, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 21 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kyrgyzstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bishkek Kyrgyzstan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Lusaka Zambia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Great Smoky Mountains US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.