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7,116 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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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

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readRomania: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualSydney, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 75 outletsUtah Valley, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsSan Francisco, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 85 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- other: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 64 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 159 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

● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Utah Valley US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● San Francisco US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 16 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.