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13,866 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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Violence in Riyadh, evacuations in Bulgaria and drownings in Romania drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 77 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

351 of its 651 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 308 of Saudi Arabia's 351 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (265 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

74 of its 96 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

50 of its 161 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

140 of its 325 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 72 of Iran's 140 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

195 of its 428 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 21 of Panama's 39 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

181 of its 809 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. House fires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

39 of its 81 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of la Espriella's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Ireland (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Colombia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Canada (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 13,866 stories about harm among 70,451 counted on 13 Oct.

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It was the sixth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. of the day's 70,451 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ireland's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. Saudi Arabia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 13 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 →

Bulgaria77 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Panama63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen61 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia54 in 100 of its 651 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Paris France59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Washington US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Mansa India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 fearful 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

● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Thailand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 3,393 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,080 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 1,890 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 747 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 506 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 killed3,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,292 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting evacuations185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions98 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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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