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13,339 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 Tigray, people injured in South Africa and evacuations in Oman drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 59 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 11 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

39 of its 79 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

256 of its 708 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

21 of its 76 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Iraq

39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

52 of its 134 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

282 of its 531 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 282 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

113 of its 282 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hurricane was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (72 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iraq (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 13,339 stories about harm among 73,321 counted on 23 Sep.

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Of the day's 73,321 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 · 183 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,437 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice24% 3,183 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,203 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 1,867 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 816 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 732 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 510 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 killed3,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,474 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations77 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 softer 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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