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11,866 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 evacuations in Israel, people killed in Malta and people displaced in Cairo. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → 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 three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 32 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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

Israel

3,011 of its 4,136 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (416 stories). Wildfires were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Malta

18 of its 60 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Egypt

55 of its 165 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Cairo accounted for 39 of Egypt's 55 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

52 of its 161 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Riyadh accounted for 40 of Saudi Arabia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

87 of its 398 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 312 of Palestine's 368 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Jamaica

27 of its 88 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

25 of its 80 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 17 of Sudan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Poland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct15 Oct16 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 1008 Oct: 23 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 21 in 10015 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 11,866 stories about harm among 54,448 counted on 15 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 54,448 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 4,136 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran42 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Tel Aviv Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Sderot Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBotswana: 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'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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 3,011 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● New Zealand a little warmer than the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 3,489 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health22% 2,575 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice19% 2,175 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,392 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement7% 863 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 307 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 killed4,164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,493 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,329 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions737 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations552 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced279 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and India

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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