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13,016 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSinjar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsMerseyside, UK -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsHorn Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsMinna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- health: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 17 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 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

● Sinjar Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Horn Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Minna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 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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