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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

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 213 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 65 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.