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14,564 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 rights and justice in Caracas, violence in Riyadh and illness in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 59 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caracas accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 69 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

260 of its 463 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 191 of Saudi Arabia's 260 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Health

Russia

311 of its 624 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Moscow accounted for 138 of Russia's 311 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 167 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

185 of its 342 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

24 of its 66 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 58 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 152 of Israel's 451 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

33 of its 137 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (585 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in China (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 14,564 stories about harm among 73,166 counted on 8 Oct.

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In Venezuela, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 73,166 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of respiratory illness ran about three times their usual in Russia's news. A year earlier, on 8 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Saudi Arabia56 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 807 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Paris France92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Tompkins County US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'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'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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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: 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken 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

● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 451 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,854 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health27% 3,804 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,406 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,855 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 827 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 660 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 547 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed3,894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions307 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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
● 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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