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21,048 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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The news turned to illness in Kigali, a disaster in Kathmandu and violence in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 75 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 33
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Rwanda

67 of its 89 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 38 of Rwanda's 67 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

100 of its 148 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 76 of Nepal's 100 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Taiwan

70 of its 197 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Typhoon was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, storm surge and storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

82 of Delhi's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 622 of Israel's 1,676 stories about harm, carried by 919 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 276 of Lebanon's 358 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

37 of its 63 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

139 of its 367 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (49 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Lebanon (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in India (47 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in US (109 of its stories, about three 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 1 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 21,048 stories about harm among 106,446 counted on 1 Oct.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 106,446 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Rwanda. Rwanda stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 2 October 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over September, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in September 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda75 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Syria73 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon67 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 2,614 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Philadelphia US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Tel Aviv Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Houston US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: 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'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 1,676 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 358 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 5,422 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,381 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice20% 4,192 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 3,071 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,133 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 889 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 873 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 726 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 killed5,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,881 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced498 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations395 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions372 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rate

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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