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7,116 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10028 Aug4 Sep11 Sep18 Sep26 Sep28 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 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: no storiesIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: no storiesSlovenia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessArgentina: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 52 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 24 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 55 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 61 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 52 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 127 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

● Pakistan 55 in 100 of its 422 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 52 in 100 of its 241 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Greece 52 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 61 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Thailand 52 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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