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13,458 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 Tehran, road crashes in Egypt and a disaster in Kathmandu. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

490 of its 1,075 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 214 of Iran's 490 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

83 of its 245 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

463 of its 507 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Kathmandu accounted for 175 of Nepal's 463 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

84 of its 257 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Northern Mariana Islands

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 3 of Tunis' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

18 of its 45 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Valletta's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

23 of its 87 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

65 of its 203 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in France (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 1004 Aug11 Aug18 Aug25 Aug2 Sep4 Aug: 19 in 1005 Aug: 19 in 1006 Aug: 19 in 1007 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 20 in 10010 Aug: 20 in 10011 Aug: 20 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 19 in 10014 Aug: 19 in 10015 Aug: 20 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 20 in 10018 Aug: 19 in 10019 Aug: 19 in 10020 Aug: 18 in 10021 Aug: 19 in 10022 Aug: 19 in 10023 Aug: 20 in 10024 Aug: 19 in 10025 Aug: 19 in 10026 Aug: 20 in 10027 Aug: 21 in 10028 Aug: 20 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 20 in 1001 Sep: 19 in 1002 Sep: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 13,458 stories about harm among 72,233 counted on 2 Sep.

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In Egypt's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,233 stories, as usual. Iran's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 2 September 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal91 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Iran46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Israel43 in 100 of its 518 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Moscow Russia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Mumbai India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 29 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 91 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malta: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 34 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 34 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cyprus: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 86 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 26 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Northern Mariana Islands: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Nepal 91 in 100 of its 507 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 518 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 40 in 100 of its 233 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,295 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 2,990 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 846 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 577 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 294 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 killed3,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nepal and Denmark Stories reporting refugees75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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