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The day's news pointed at violence in Moscow, protests in Islamabad (Pakistan) and rights and justice in Dhaka. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 43 in 100 of its 395 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

168 of its 395 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 147 of Russia's 168 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

153 of its 346 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 32 of Islamabad's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Tanzania

11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

151 of its 351 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Riyadh accounted for 114 of Saudi Arabia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

134 of its 209 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 134 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 63 of Gaza's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

11 of its 34 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

87 of its 257 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Shelter & services

Cuba

30 of its 53 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Havana accounted for 17 of Cuba's 30 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Nigeria (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in India (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 6,137 stories about harm among 32,751 counted on 20 Sep.

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In Nigeria's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 32,751 stories, as usual. Russia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 20 September 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to South Africa, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Israel46 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Philadelphia US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Islamabad Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Moscow Russia24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: no storiesTurkey: 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: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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 storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 43 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 43 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 867 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 60 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 37 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 209 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

● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 297 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 60 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 346 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Saudi Arabia 43 in 100 of its 351 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 43 in 100 of its 395 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,574 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health22% 1,346 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,062 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 1,000 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 260 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 241 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 160 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 killed1,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting evacuations68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees49 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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