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23,871 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 flooding in Myanmar, a disaster in Herat and protests in Damascus (Syria). Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 74 in 100 of its 247 stories, usually 56
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

54 of its 70 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yangon accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 54 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

184 of its 247 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Herat accounted for 129 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 23 of Syria's 50 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 16 of Damascus' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cambodia

44 of its 106 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 270 of Palestine's 364 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 122 of Iran's 228 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tropical storm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

5,805 of its 7,894 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Cameroon (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Cambodia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 23,871 stories about harm among 112,855 counted on 10 Oct.

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Abductions were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. of the day's 112,855 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Myanmar stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar77 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel74 in 100 of its 7,894 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Sudan64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 928 Tel Aviv Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 826 Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Sydney Australia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Tel Aviv Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379

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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNew Jersey, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsBucharest, Romania -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 34 outletsBauchi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 95 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsDakar, Senegal -- health: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 30 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

● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Bucharest Romania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Bauchi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 7,325 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health25% 5,774 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice20% 4,735 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,630 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 841 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 827 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 681 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 killed8,182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,006 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,601 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced456 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting evacuations220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about China and Germany

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
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.