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6,453 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 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.

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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.

its stories →
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.

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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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readColombia: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualWirral, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 38 outletsDoonbeg, Ireland -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 35 outletsTalata Mafara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 39 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 32 stories, carried by 91 outletsNew Delhi, India -- conflict & violence: 222 stories, carried by 153 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

● Wirral UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Doonbeg Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Talata Mafara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 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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