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6,925 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 Karak, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in Kenya drew the news. Jordan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 56 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Karak accounted for 43 of Jordan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Karak stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

44 of its 83 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 26 of Venezuela's 44 stories about harm, carried by 333 outlets. 20 of Caracas' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

76 of its 202 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Ireland

89 of its 347 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

France

184 of its 481 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Paris accounted for 135 of France's 184 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 109 of Paris' 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

55 of its 232 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 of Milan's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 56 of Ukraine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Gabon

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Spain

57 of its 220 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Nigeria (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (89 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (11 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 6,925 stories about harm among 34,885 counted on 25 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Jordan. of the day's 34,885 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Jordan's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to France, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Cuba50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Israel48 in 100 of its 504 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Milan Italy27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Caracas Venezuela20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualVancouver, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 333 outletsBhubaneswar, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 19 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsAsaf, Israel -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsMilan, Italy -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 130 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Caracas Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Bhubaneswar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 1,655 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,462 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,237 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,174 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 451 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 327 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 252 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 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 killed1,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected961 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured659 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people displaced132 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees25 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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