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16,093 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), the cyclone in Bangladesh and violence in Nablus drew the news. Iran's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 42 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 27 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 148 of Iran's 328 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. 116 of Tehran's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

113 of its 242 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

239 of its 578 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and tsunami.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

71 of its 237 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave.

its stories →
Health

Spain

107 of its 451 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

14 of its 52 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Bishkek's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

58 of its 89 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Syria (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Egypt (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (24 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 26 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 16,093 stories about harm among 81,448 counted on 26 Oct.

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In Bangladesh's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 81,448 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Uganda58 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Los Angeles US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 San Francisco US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCairo, Egypt -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsMontana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 32 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 32 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 34 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

● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 14 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,219 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 3,469 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,963 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,773 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 660 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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