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20,788 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 violence in Bangkok, people injured in Italy and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 48 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Thailand

168 of its 350 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 143 of Thailand's 168 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

281 of its 879 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

191 of its 477 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 191 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 37 of Tehran's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nepal

47 of its 111 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

284 of its 849 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Philippine accounted for 153 of the Philippines' 284 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (130 stories).

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Health

Sweden

125 of its 385 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Stockholm accounted for 75 of Sweden's 125 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 77 of Türkiye's 118 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Poisoning was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with overdoses. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 5 of Tunis' 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Brazil (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); overdoses in Mexico (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 20,788 stories about harm among 116,763 counted on 4 Oct.

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The news turned to Thailand for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,763 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Thailand, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 October 2022, 20 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 →

Sudan58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement Thailand48 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Haiti48 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 847 Delhi India117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Moscow Russia52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Hollywood US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Kashmir few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 281 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,700 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,037 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,341 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,045 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 1,063 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,037 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 731 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 479 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 killed4,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting evacuations134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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