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12,858 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), evacuations in Kazakhstan and rights and justice in Doha. Kazakhstan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 80 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 68 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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 →
Protests & strikes

Iran

124 of its 183 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 124 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

100 of its 125 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

29 of its 109 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Doha accounted for 24 of Qatar's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

110 of its 334 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

93 of its 185 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Cairo accounted for 75 of Egypt's 93 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

118 of its 263 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 100 of Bangladesh's 118 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. 76 of Dhaka's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

10 of its 11 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of Maputo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Taiwan

22 of its 71 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Taipei's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (144 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

Acapulco accounted for 87 of Mexico's 116 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Palestine (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Israel (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 12,858 stories about harm among 62,747 counted on 28 Oct.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,747 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%. On 28 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kazakhstan80 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel74 in 100 of its 2,796 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Palestine58 in 100 of its 634 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt50 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Jerusalem Israel86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Dhaka Bangladesh76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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 readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsMontana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsColorado, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● South Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,110 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 3,102 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 2,884 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,765 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 355 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 299 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 killed4,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions995 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Kazakhstan and Israel Stories reporting refugees128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout as 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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