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10,161 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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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Arab Salim and people injured in Mexico drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 70 in 100 of its 298 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

210 of its 298 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 158 of Indonesia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

62 of its 77 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Arab Salim accounted for 46 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Arab Salim stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

64 of its 164 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Cape Verde

12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

16 of its 36 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Freetown accounted for 13 of Sierra Leone's 16 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

305 of its 560 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

5 of Camocim's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in India (256 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 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 7 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 10,161 stories about harm among 51,501 counted on 7 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 51,501 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 7 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon81 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal80 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia70 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Dover UK61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Miami US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Berlin Germany24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMagdeburg, Germany -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPhoenix, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaxony, Germany -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Magdeburg Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Phoenix US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 25 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 2,429 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,278 stories · about as usual Health21% 2,092 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,314 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 750 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 396 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 305 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 killed3,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured933 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting refugees98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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