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6,757 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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Violence in Johannesburg, flooding in Thailand and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan) drew the news. South Africa's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 56 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

South Africa

185 of its 330 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Johannesburg accounted for 83 of South Africa's 185 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

59 of its 107 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bangkok accounted for 50 of Thailand's 59 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

48 of its 121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 36 of Greece's 48 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

71 of its 137 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 53 of Ukraine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Avalanche was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 50 of Palestine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

St Vincent

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in US (282 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 6,757 stories about harm among 34,413 counted on 27 Sep.

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South Africa stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,413 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 September 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal83 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba57 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services South Africa56 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand55 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Phagwara India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Northern Ireland UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Fairford UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSomalia: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sArgentina: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● South Africa about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 715 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice22% 1,432 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,426 stories · about as usual Health20% 1,351 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 1,261 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 380 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 251 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 243 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 killed1,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured644 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting evacuations138 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions88 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

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 harsher 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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