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7,531 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 the hurricane in Nicaragua, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Jenin. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry 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 twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 95 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 51
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

61 of its 64 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bluefields accounted for 43 of Nicaragua's 61 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, flooding and tropical storm.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Bluefields stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

180 of its 237 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tehran accounted for 104 of Iran's 180 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 96 of Tehran's 104 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 →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jenin accounted for 24 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 27 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Russia

315 of its 740 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 197 of Russia's 315 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

227 of its 468 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

103 of its 255 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 80 of Israel's 103 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

91 of its 140 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ireland

145 of its 596 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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: earthquake in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 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 9 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 7,531 stories about harm among 36,810 counted on 9 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 36,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Nicaragua stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua95 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran76 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Thailand65 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 468 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,120 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 1,624 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,514 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 981 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 447 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 205 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 145 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 killed2,305 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured571 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate

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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