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12,994 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 violence in Kyiv, a disaster in Puntland and illness in Vienna. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 55 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

141 of its 300 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 98 of Ukraine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

42 of its 71 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Puntland accounted for 30 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Puntland stories →
Rights & justice

Fiji

29 of its 81 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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

Zimbabwe

27 of its 93 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 217 of Israel's 460 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

136 of its 246 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 136 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

27 of its 48 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

28 of its 55 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 7 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 30 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 12,994 stories about harm among 72,096 counted on 30 Sep.

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Zimbabwe's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,096 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Somalia59 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq55 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal54 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Tel Aviv Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Paris France25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 460 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,436 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 3,168 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,007 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 1,795 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 334 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 killed3,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 softer 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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