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13,738 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 news turned to building collapse in Afghanistan, violence in Jerusalem and protests in Tehran (Iran). Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 83 in 100 of its 3,049 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 65 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

238 of its 321 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Herat accounted for 160 of Afghanistan's 238 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (128 stories). Building collapse was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

2,530 of its 3,049 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,185 of Israel's 2,530 stories about harm, carried by 1,367 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (252 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

155 of its 237 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 155 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 67 of Tehran's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

52 of its 63 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Guayaquil accounted for 32 of Ecuador's 52 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

93 of its 280 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 55 of Türkiye's 75 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

38 of its 136 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

62 of its 84 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

183 of its 479 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
22 in 10017 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 Sep: 17 in 1009 Sep: 19 in 10010 Sep: 19 in 10011 Sep: 19 in 10012 Sep: 18 in 10013 Sep: 18 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 18 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 17 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 17 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 17 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 18 in 1004 Oct: 18 in 1005 Oct: 18 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 13,738 stories about harm among 63,680 counted on 7 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 2 January 2023. 22 in every 100 of the day's 63,680 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Mentions of wildfires ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel83 in 100 of its 3,049 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador83 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria74 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel445 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1185 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Sderot Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Tehran Iran67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 93 stories, carried by 108 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRaniganj, India -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsKural, India -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAlaskan, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsOhio, US -- rights & justice: 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tehran Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 93 stories ● Gusau Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Raniganj India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 19 stories ● Kural India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 3,833 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health23% 3,100 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice20% 2,749 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,103 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 679 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 396 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 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 killed4,800 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured2,188 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced203 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees178 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations82 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.