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13,540 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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The earthquake in Panama, violence in Riyadh and protests in Caracas (Venezuela) drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 86 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Panama

130 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Panama City accounted for 78 of Panama's 130 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

215 of its 375 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 184 of Saudi Arabia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of Caracas' 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Mexico

116 of its 305 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 16 of Sinaloa's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Africa

266 of its 713 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 77 of Durban's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Norway

64 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 49 of Norway's 64 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

403 of its 641 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

25 of its 82 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 19 of Brussels' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

5 of Lajes' 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (693 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 19 in 1008 Oct: 20 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,540 stories about harm among 68,025 counted on 9 Oct.

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Panama stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 68,025 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Panama's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. On 9 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Panama86 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 641 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia57 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Durban South Africa77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Paris France48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Marble Hill US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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. 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Panama about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 3,029 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,563 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 1,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 258 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 killed3,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,008 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting abductions185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel 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 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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