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6,918 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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Violence in Damascus, protests in Malieveld (Netherlands) and refugees in Nigeria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 42 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Syria

25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Damascus accounted for 14 of Syria's 25 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

107 of its 290 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Riyadh accounted for 74 of Saudi Arabia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

146 of its 397 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malawi

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

44 of its 157 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 21 of Kashmir's 32 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in US (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 6,918 stories about harm among 39,229 counted on 19 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. In Syria, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 39,229 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba57 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 44 · mostly shelter & services Nepal57 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine53 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel45 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia43 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Minna Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Gaza Palestine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Nandigram India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Moscow Russia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 1,929 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health24% 1,595 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,087 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 1,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 414 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 280 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 168 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 killed1,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting refugees56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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