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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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
22 in 10020 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: no storiesNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 65 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 43 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Panama: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 769 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 95 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 76 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 76 in 100 of its 237 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Nicaragua 95 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Thailand 65 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 468 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 464 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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