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12,799 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Colombo, arrests in Nicaragua and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 45 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Sri Lanka

73 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Colombo accounted for 33 of Sri Lanka's 73 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

98 of its 253 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms, flooding and tropical storm.

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

Türkiye

90 of its 209 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Manisa accounted for 43 of Türkiye's 90 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

46 of its 75 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 19 of Afghanistan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Papua New Guinea

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Guam

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

17 of its 37 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Djibouti

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in France (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in US (87 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 22 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 12,799 stories about harm among 69,378 counted on 22 Sep.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 69,378 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal57 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen52 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Bombay India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Tehran Iran50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Texas US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: 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

● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,262 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 3,221 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,280 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence13% 1,627 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 752 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 560 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 268 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 killed3,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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
● 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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