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6,137 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 readThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessItaly: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 41 outletsNew York, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 128 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 74 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 45 stories, carried by 31 outletsPhoenix, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsRiyom, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBicester, UK -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 33 stories, carried by 19 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

● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Phoenix US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 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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