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13,016 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Tigray, evacuations in Poland and people killed in Venezuela. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 46 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 8
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 7
Tone of the words Much 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

50 of its 94 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

51 of its 135 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Ukraine

145 of its 313 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 79 of Ukraine's 145 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

29 of its 63 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

417 of its 736 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 141 of Israel's 417 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 18 of Afghanistan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

32 of its 96 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

26 of its 44 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Mexico (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in US (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10026 Aug2 Sep9 Sep16 Sep24 Sep26 Aug: 20 in 10027 Aug: 21 in 10028 Aug: 20 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 20 in 1001 Sep: 19 in 1002 Sep: 19 in 1003 Sep: 19 in 1004 Sep: 20 in 1005 Sep: 20 in 1006 Sep: 21 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 19 in 10010 Sep: 18 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 19 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 18 in 10017 Sep: 17 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 19 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 18 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,016 stories about harm among 72,556 counted on 24 Sep.

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Türkiye's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,556 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Ethiopia stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 24 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 736 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Gaza Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Islamabad Pakistan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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 lessVietnam: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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: 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 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 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 storiesJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBelize: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesGuernsey: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 storiesZambia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 32 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 24 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 51 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 26 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 46 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jersey: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 57 in 100 of its 736 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 346 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 313 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 66 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 53 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,360 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 3,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,220 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 1,763 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 698 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 261 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 killed3,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,391 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured690 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 much 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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