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What the world's news said happened to people.
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10,632 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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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Taiwan, violence in Kampala and rights and justice in Tehran. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 66 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

55 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 50 of Taiwan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 35 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.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

80 of its 122 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 66 of Uganda's 80 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

74 of its 136 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Yemen

Marib accounted for 15 of Yemen's 21 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

67 of its 135 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Health

Singapore

46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Africa

153 of its 347 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in US (87 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,632 stories about harm among 41,124 counted on 24 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. of the day's 41,124 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Taiwan's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda66 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Singapore53 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 35 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Kerrville US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Lahore Pakistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 5,320 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice17% 1,806 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,197 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence11% 1,183 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 313 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 161 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 killed2,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Haiti Stories reporting evacuations104 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 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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