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16,992 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 Bangkok, storms in Greece and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Thailand's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 73 in 100 of its 509 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

373 of its 509 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 162 of Thailand's 373 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

134 of its 262 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kythira accounted for 64 of Greece's 134 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kythira stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

253 of its 345 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 253 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 95 of Tehran's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Gambia

49 of its 72 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Guayaquil's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Haiti

30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 30 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

81 of its 125 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

57 of its 238 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Australia (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in China (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in India (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
22 in 10020 in 1007 Sep14 Sep21 Sep28 Sep6 Oct7 Sep: 21 in 1008 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 21 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 20 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 20 in 10018 Sep: 21 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 20 in 10024 Sep: 22 in 10025 Sep: 21 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 21 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 21 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 16,992 stories about harm among 80,994 counted on 6 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. 21 in every 100 of the day's 80,994 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. A year earlier, on 6 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran73 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Thailand73 in 100 of its 509 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia68 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda59 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Tehran Iran95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Moscow Russia52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 San Francisco US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readQatar: 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'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Thailand about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 299 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,917 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,734 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,552 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,844 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,213 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 742 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 544 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 245 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 killed4,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions302 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Gambia and the US

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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