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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Okinawa (Japan) and violence in Gaza and Tigray. Japan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 45 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Protests & strikes

Japan

121 of its 393 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 53 of Okinawa's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Okinawa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

157 of its 336 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 68 of Pakistan's 157 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 42 of Islamabad's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

84 of its 328 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 37 of Paris' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Taiwan

14 of its 54 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 6 of Taipei's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

11 of Madrid's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 20 of Cuba's 31 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 11 of Havana's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 84 of Ukraine's 96 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Russia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in US (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
21 in 10017 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep4 Oct5 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 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Oct. 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 6,270 stories about harm among 32,286 counted on 4 Oct.

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Japan's news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 32,286 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Thailand, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel53 in 100 of its 457 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba52 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan47 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Okinawa Japan53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Islamabad Pakistan42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Paris France37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Mumbai India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 lessPalau: no storiesNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: no storiesNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: no storiesGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCanada: 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: no storiesBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 lessZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 46 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)United Arab Emirates: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Oman: 45 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 806 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Japan: 31 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 26 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bermuda: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 457 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 47 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 46 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 41 in 100 of its 234 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 52 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 1,726 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health21% 1,279 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence18% 1,124 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 953 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 391 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 255 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 242 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 151 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 killed1,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced90 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bosnia and the US Stories reporting evacuations43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees32 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little more than 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.