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15,559 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 heavy rain in Bangladesh, a disaster in Kampala and violence in Nablus. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 59 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

162 of its 275 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 74 of Bangladesh's 162 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, hurricane and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Uganda

77 of its 116 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kampala accounted for 52 of Uganda's 77 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

132 of its 164 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nablus accounted for 118 of Palestine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kenya

91 of its 263 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Philippines

222 of its 560 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 150 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 55 of Tehran's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

72 of its 246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

72 of its 203 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

Malaria 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: hurricane in Bermuda (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (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 25 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 15,559 stories about harm among 78,859 counted on 25 Oct.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 78,859 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. A year earlier, on 25 October 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Bangladesh, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine80 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda66 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Bangladesh59 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Tehran Iran55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Nablus Palestine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Hollywood US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Bermuda few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 315 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,096 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice21% 3,167 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,007 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,737 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 630 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed3,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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