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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 32 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 4,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 73 in 100 of its 4,136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 579 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 42 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 48 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 35 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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