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21,441 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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Flooding in Ghana, violence in Gaza and storms in Vietnam drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice 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 Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGhana 33 in 100 of its 476 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

155 of its 476 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Akosombo accounted for 70 of Ghana's 155 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Akosombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

592 of its 912 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 522 of Palestine's 592 stories about harm, carried by 703 outlets. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vietnam

211 of its 740 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires.

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

Uganda

41 of its 106 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

67 of its 264 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

209 of its 965 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (287 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 130 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Ndjamena's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Brazil (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Iran (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 21,441 stories about harm among 112,068 counted on 17 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 112,068 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ghana. In Ghana, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 5,496 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Palestine65 in 100 of its 912 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran50 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 665 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 London UK103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Gaza Palestine78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522

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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 3,923 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 592 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 5,465 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence25% 5,314 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice21% 4,409 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,372 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement5% 999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 931 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 759 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 killed6,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,256 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations537 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced488 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.