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11,871 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at flooding in Thailand, violence in Tigray and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). St Vincent's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 53 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

104 of its 198 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 86 of Thailand's 104 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and covid.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

St Vincent

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

St Vincent over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

143 of its 281 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 78 of Ukraine's 143 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,248 of its 5,096 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 82 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Avalanche was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

84 of its 221 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 64 of South Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

101 of its 231 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Africa

221 of its 603 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Jersey (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 11,871 stories about harm among 62,937 counted on 28 Sep.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. of the day's 62,937 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. Thailand's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. On 28 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal80 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand53 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine51 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Phagwara India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Mumbai India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● South Africa about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,248 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,002 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 2,682 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,810 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 696 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,774 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations340 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less than 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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