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17,533 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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The day's news pointed at people injured in Mexico, violence in Ankara and illness in Stockholm. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 51 in 100 of its 319 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

283 of its 579 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Accidents were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

223 of its 385 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Ankara accounted for 162 of Türkiye's 223 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Health

Sweden

174 of its 413 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 130 of Sweden's 174 stories about harm, carried by 472 outlets. Flu was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

36 of its 95 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Braunau Am Inn accounted for 26 of Austria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Braunau Am Inn stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

60 of its 91 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Cholera was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

163 of its 319 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 13 of Guadeloupe's 13 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

147 of its 607 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Warsaw accounted for 33 of Poland's 40 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

25 of its 79 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in Zimbabwe (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Antigua & Barbuda (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 17,533 stories about harm among 99,730 counted on 2 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 99,730 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 2 October 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti66 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye58 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Libya53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary51 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 13 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Manipur India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Philadelphia US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: 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 angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: 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'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,785 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 3,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,937 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,759 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 827 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 623 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed4,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and the US Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 softer 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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