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13,534 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people injured in Saudi Arabia, rights and justice in Oslo and illness in Dhaka. Norway's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken 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 mostSaudi Arabia 48 in 100 of its 296 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Saudi Arabia

143 of its 296 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

70 of its 172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 59 of Norway's 70 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Health

Bangladesh

86 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with measles.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

16 of its 32 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Syria

52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Idlib accounted for 29 of Syria's 52 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

20 of its 77 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

76 of its 285 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

374 of its 1,032 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

41 of its 145 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Iran (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Poland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 5 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 9 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 13,534 stories about harm among 72,942 counted on 9 Sep.

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Saudi Arabia stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,942 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal82 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia48 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGhana: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 21 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 15 stories, carried by 43 outletsMinneapolis, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 28 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 51 outletsNottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 33 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

● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Minneapolis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,336 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,484 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 2,033 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 941 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 569 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 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 killed3,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half 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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