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13,116 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 day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, a disaster in Kathmandu and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 41 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 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

295 of its 712 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 114 of Iran's 295 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 228 of Nepal's 436 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

41 of its 71 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

15 of its 77 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Tbilisi's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Mokha accounted for 14 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Jordan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 13,116 stories about harm among 66,970 counted on 4 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 66,970 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 September 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Iran, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal87 in 100 of its 501 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon58 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Israel51 in 100 of its 433 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Hollywood US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 New York US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsArkansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 156 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 24 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsLondon, UK -- health: 227 stories, carried by 244 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,058 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,003 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,684 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,593 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,012 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 594 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 244 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 killed3,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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