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9,071 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 news turned to deaths in Creeslough, violence in Jenin and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIreland 37 in 100 of its 709 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ireland

260 of its 709 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Creeslough accounted for 174 of Ireland's 260 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Creeslough stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

50 of its 60 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jenin accounted for 32 of Palestine's 50 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 7 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Iran

187 of its 259 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 187 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 99 of Tehran's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

70 of its 167 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 55 of Israel's 70 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

83 of its 162 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Providencia accounted for 15 of Nicaragua's 21 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and landslides.

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Health

Belgium

19 of its 49 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Nicaragua (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 9,071 stories about harm among 42,557 counted on 8 Oct.

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In Ireland, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 42,557 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 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 →

Palestine83 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran72 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Haiti64 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand51 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Moscow Russia59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Uvalde US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Crimea Ukraine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 readGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualMinsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsEl Paso, US -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNewport, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 28 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 28 stories, carried by 24 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

● Minsk Belarus about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● El Paso US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Newport UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kuala Lumpur Malaysia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,673 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice23% 2,085 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,751 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,011 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 549 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 130 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 killed2,640 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting arrests904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions99 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations36 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

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