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12,057 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 violence in Riyadh, a disaster in Obock and deaths in Pyongyang. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 69 in 100 of its 876 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

607 of its 876 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Riyadh accounted for 545 of Saudi Arabia's 607 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (506 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

43 of its 48 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Obock accounted for 33 of Djibouti's 43 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Obock stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

28 of its 113 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 90 of Ukraine's 161 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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

Nepal

78 of its 106 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gorkha accounted for 48 of Nepal's 78 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

42 of its 57 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

119 of its 302 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

42 of its 82 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in US (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 23 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 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 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 23 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 12,057 stories about harm among 60,285 counted on 12 Oct.

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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fifth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 60,285 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Saudi Arabia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 October 2025, 19 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 →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal74 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Saudi Arabia69 in 100 of its 876 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Riyadh Saudi Arabia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Moscow Russia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Kyiv Ukraine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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: near the world's share or lessNorth 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 lessJapan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: near the world's share or lessEl 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 storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesYemen: 59 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 69 in 100 of its 876 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 841 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Panama: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Oman: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niue: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 74 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 90 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Saudi Arabia 69 in 100 of its 876 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 74 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 74 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 462 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 51 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,917 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,804 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,009 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 788 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 349 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 killed3,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,401 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting people affected1,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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