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14,189 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 violence in Kyiv, protests in Tehran (Iran) and people affected in Sri Lanka. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 50 in 100 of its 1,007 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

503 of its 1,007 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kyiv accounted for 374 of Ukraine's 503 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 160 of Iran's 256 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. 127 of Tehran's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

66 of its 155 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

69 of its 122 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tigray accounted for 53 of Ethiopia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Freetown's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

France

185 of its 787 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

20 of its 65 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 13 of Port-au-Prince's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Canada (15 of its stories, about three 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 17 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 14,189 stories about harm among 72,410 counted on 17 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 15 September 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 72,410 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 17 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Ukraine stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran70 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda60 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Kyiv Ukraine94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Paris France56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape 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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 503 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 233 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,162 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice22% 3,131 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,902 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,019 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 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 killed3,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced180 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 about as 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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