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9,449 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Kabul and the earthquake in Indonesia. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were 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 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 79 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 58
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

187 of its 281 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 187 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 49 of Tehran's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

129 of its 163 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

54 of its 101 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cuba

43 of its 74 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 25 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 19 of Havana's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 30 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Baghdad's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

17 of its 37 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Storm surge was named in 297 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, cyclone and drownings.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Cuba (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storm surge in US (297 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 9,449 stories about harm among 44,552 counted on 1 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 44,552 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 1 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Iran, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. Over September, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 in September 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran67 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Burkina Faso66 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia53 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Zahedan Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualAnambra, Nigeria -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 39 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDallas, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 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

● Anambra Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,890 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice21% 1,944 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,943 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,193 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 486 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 362 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 121 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 killed2,576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about three 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.