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13,319 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Moscow, violence in Jerusalem and a disaster in Byala. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 68 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Russia

436 of its 710 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 181 of Russia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Plague was named in 302 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness, covid and cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

366 of its 644 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 166 of Israel's 366 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

63 of its 93 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Byala accounted for 39 of Bulgaria's 63 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Byala stories →
Protests & strikes

France

244 of its 925 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 142 of Paris' 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
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Health

Kenya

176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nairobi accounted for 124 of Kenya's 176 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Ebola was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

44 of its 103 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Khasab accounted for 31 of Oman's 44 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

86 of its 141 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 54 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

21 of Barcelona's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Bermuda

21 of its 60 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Spain (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Nigeria (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 13,319 stories about harm among 69,802 counted on 6 Oct.

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The news turned to Russia for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 69,802 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia's news, mentions of the plague ran about 8 times their usual. Russia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 6 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bulgaria68 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Russia61 in 100 of its 710 stories · usually 28 · mostly health Palestine61 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel57 in 100 of its 644 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Paris France142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Tompkins County US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 usualOman: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAdelaide, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsColorado, US -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaine, US -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 70 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsPerth, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 78 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

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 19 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,726 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice28% 3,678 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,836 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,710 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 828 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 538 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 252 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 killed3,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bulgaria and the UK Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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