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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,040 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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A disaster in Seoul, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and abductions in Russia drew the news. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 82 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

South Korea

54 of its 164 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Seoul accounted for 41 of South Korea's 54 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

160 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 131 of Bangladesh's 160 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 94 of Dhaka's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

134 of its 369 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (368 stories). Extreme cold was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mexico

Acapulco accounted for 83 of Mexico's 101 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

62 of its 76 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

10 of its 38 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

851 of its 3,642 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (325 stories). Train derailment was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 68 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 468 of Israel's 1,780 stories about harm, carried by 579 outlets. Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 11,040 stories about harm among 53,052 counted on 29 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 53,052 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 5 times their usual in New Zealand's news. A year earlier, on 29 October 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kazakhstan82 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel70 in 100 of its 2,527 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh47 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Dhaka Bangladesh94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Gaza Palestine87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Makhachkala Russia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,780 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Mexico about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 2,960 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health21% 2,342 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice19% 2,111 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,793 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 719 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 328 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 306 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 killed3,903 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,291 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions841 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Vietnam Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 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.

● 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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