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7,559 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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A disaster in Dhaka, protests in Paris (France) and arrests in Italy drew the news. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 55 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Bangladesh

66 of its 120 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 66 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

France

145 of its 412 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 121 of France's 145 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. 113 of Paris' 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Italy

52 of its 198 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Albania

21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 21 of Albania's 21 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 20 of Tirana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

105 of its 276 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 105 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,048 of its 3,749 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 206 of Delhi's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

80 of its 173 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 8 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Guam (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in US (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 7,559 stories about harm among 39,498 counted on 17 Oct.

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Of the day's 39,498 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 17 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh55 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel54 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba54 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Paris France113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Mumbai India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Washington US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 twice 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 1,990 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,687 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,230 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,114 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 541 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 181 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 killed2,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured751 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 harsher 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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