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10,309 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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Landslides in Nepal, violence in Jammu and illness in Vienna drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 72 in 100 of its 225 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

161 of its 225 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 149 of Nepal's 161 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (123 stories). Landslides were named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

77 of its 168 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Austria

65 of its 172 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Vienna accounted for 42 of Austria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Russia

118 of its 356 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

89 of its 194 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

211 of its 580 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 319 of Lebanon's 368 stories about harm, carried by 566 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (733 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Rwanda (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Sep. 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 10,309 stories about harm among 50,589 counted on 29 Sep.

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Nepal's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. of the day's 50,589 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 30 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Ghana, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon72 in 100 of its 509 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal72 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 1,261 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beirut Lebanon47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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 readGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCzech 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 839 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,393 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,321 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence21% 2,083 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice18% 1,831 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Shelter & services5% 459 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 306 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 290 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 killed3,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,439 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced253 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees126 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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