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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 42 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 24 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 888 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 858 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 49 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 32 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 24 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 51 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 29 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 51 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominica: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 25 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 23 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 38 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 39 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Antigua & Barbuda: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Marshall Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Türkiye 58 in 100 of its 385 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 66 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Egypt 51 in 100 of its 319 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Mexico 49 in 100 of its 579 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hungary 51 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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