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6,453 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to storms in Vanuatu, refugees in Iran and protests in Istanbul (Türkiye). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 47 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

20 of its 20 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

147 of its 383 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Indonesia

142 of its 231 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Surabaya accounted for 72 of Indonesia's 142 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (41 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

117 of its 249 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

125 of its 201 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 86 of Ukraine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

36 of its 129 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

7 of its 8 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jamaica

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in India (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in US (11 of its stories, about 6 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 13 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 6,453 stories about harm among 34,216 counted on 13 Sep.

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Vanuatu's news was 100% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 34,216 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vanuatu's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. On 13 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal72 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine62 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

New Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Dublin Ireland14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 London UK12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Doonbeg Ireland11 stories about protests or strikes, of its 18

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 lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMalta: 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: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. 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 storiesYemen: 54 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 62 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 47 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 72 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Laos: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 61 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cyprus: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 51 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Croatia: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 100 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 62 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 97 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

● Indonesia 61 in 100 of its 231 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 62 in 100 of its 201 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 72 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Saudi Arabia 47 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 54 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 1,456 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,386 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,252 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 1,092 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 412 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 255 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 215 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 killed1,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured592 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than 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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