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8,965 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 day's news pointed at volcanic eruption in Panama, violence in Riyadh and rights and justice in Warsaw. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 76 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Panama

118 of its 155 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Panama City accounted for 66 of Panama's 118 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

215 of its 320 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 190 of Saudi Arabia's 215 stories about harm, carried by 482 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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 →
Rights & justice

Poland

25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Warsaw accounted for 20 of Poland's 25 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

251 of its 366 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

35 of its 118 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

63 of its 171 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Storm surge was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

83 of its 165 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 44 of Ukraine's 83 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

11 of its 36 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 5 of Brussels' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 141 of Russia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (566 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,965 stories about harm among 41,178 counted on 10 Oct.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 2 August 2026. For the second day running, the news turned to Panama. Panama stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 41,178 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Panama76 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia67 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba52 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India755 stories about protests or strikes, of its 833 Mumbai India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Paris France23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Riyadh Saudi Arabia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualDurban, South Africa -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 33 outletsSyracuse, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 28 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrighton, UK -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 160 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 36 outletsHouston, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 34 stories, carried by 43 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Durban South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Syracuse US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 2,595 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,798 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 1,673 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 485 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 366 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed2,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured787 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions143 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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.

● 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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