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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 18 stories, carried by 31 outletsChattanooga, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 38 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 66 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 20 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Chattanooga US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 75 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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