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13,640 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Paris (France), violence in Abyei and people affected in Uganda drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 39 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

Paris accounted for 207 of France's 314 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. 141 of Paris' 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

58 of its 76 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Abyei accounted for 21 of Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Abyei stories →
Health

Uganda

69 of its 178 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Nigeria

468 of its 1,346 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Ebola was named in 213 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Portugal

17 of its 93 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 7 of Lisbon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

35 of Milan's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 89 of Saudi Arabia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

172 of its 769 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

36 of its 111 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Nigeria (213 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Russia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (75 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 13,640 stories about harm among 74,031 counted on 21 Oct.

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The news turned to France for the fifth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 74,031 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. France stood out: 29% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Yemen57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba49 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Israel43 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Paris France141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Milan Italy35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Mansa India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsColorado Springs, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsLoughton, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 22 stories, carried by 103 outletsNottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Colorado Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Loughton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,659 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice28% 3,651 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,013 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,522 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 814 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 561 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed3,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured761 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about one and a half times 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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