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21,294 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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Heavy rain in Cameroon, violence in Gaza and illness in Dakar drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 76 in 100 of its 7,402 stories, usually 52
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

Cameroon

41 of its 60 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yaounde accounted for 29 of Cameroon's 41 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 29 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.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

330 of its 535 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 218 of Palestine's 330 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Poisoning was named in 25 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.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Senegal

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Dakar accounted for 15 of Senegal's 20 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid.

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

Afghanistan

319 of its 413 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Herat accounted for 238 of Afghanistan's 319 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (260 stories). Earthquake was named in 229 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

5,613 of its 7,402 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

115 of its 651 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 139 of Iran's 253 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Afghanistan (229 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Egypt (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 21,294 stories about harm among 96,576 counted on 9 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 5 times the usual rate. Cameroon's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 96,576 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 413 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel76 in 100 of its 7,402 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon68 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan63 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1089 Tel Aviv Israel101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 786 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Sderot Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Philadelphia US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNigeria: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 5,613 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 6,971 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health23% 4,871 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice18% 3,868 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,691 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 878 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 643 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 560 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 491 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 killed8,105 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured2,146 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions1,692 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced307 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees284 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations236 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Fiji

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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