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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.

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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

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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.

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorway: 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: 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: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: 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 lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 26 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.