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8,697 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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Flooding in Ukraine, protests in Ndjamena (Chad) and evacuations in Nigeria drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 57 in 100 of its 517 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Shelter & services

Ukraine

295 of its 517 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kherson accounted for 128 of Ukraine's 295 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chad

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ndjamena accounted for 14 of Chad's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 10 of Ndjamena's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

233 of its 657 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Colombia

123 of its 287 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Sudan

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 7 of Khartoum's 8 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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Health

Singapore

20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

84 of its 198 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Hurricane was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in India (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in US (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 8,697 stories about harm among 43,415 counted on 22 Oct.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 43,415 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine57 in 100 of its 517 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Iran50 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Zahedan Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Afghanistan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 2,989 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,921 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,256 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 998 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 469 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 159 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 killed2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.