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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 readLatvia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualNaqoura, Lebanon -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsInverness, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsLos Angeles, US -- disasters & accidents: 328 stories, carried by 771 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 27 stories, carried by 37 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 67 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

● Naqoura Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Inverness UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Los Angeles US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 328 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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