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We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), building collapse in Greece and violence in Tigray. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 52 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
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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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

232 of its 422 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Islamabad accounted for 93 of Pakistan's 232 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 52 of Islamabad's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Athens accounted for 84 of Greece's 95 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

23 of its 44 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

60 of its 116 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bangkok accounted for 52 of Thailand's 60 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

85 of its 161 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 60 of Ukraine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 62 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Qatar

12 of its 46 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Thailand (50 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in US (156 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in India (45 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 26 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 7,116 stories about harm among 39,521 counted on 26 Sep.

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In Thailand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 39,521 stories, as usual. Pakistan's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. A year earlier, on 26 September 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Pakistan55 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Greece52 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel52 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Tehran Iran12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Chicago US12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 1,651 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,474 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 992 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 396 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 159 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 killed1,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests861 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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