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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

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 1002 Sep9 Sep16 Sep23 Sep1 Oct2 Sep: 19 in 1003 Sep: 19 in 1004 Sep: 18 in 1005 Sep: 17 in 1006 Sep: 18 in 1007 Sep: 18 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 19 in 10010 Sep: 18 in 10011 Sep: 19 in 10012 Sep: 19 in 10013 Sep: 18 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 18 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 19 in 10019 Sep: 19 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 19 in 10022 Sep: 18 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 19 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 19 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 20 in 10030 Sep: 19 in 1001 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)US: 25 in 100 of its 30,030 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 36 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 75 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 68 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 2,614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 59 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Lebanon 67 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 64 in 100 of its 2,614 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 68 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Rwanda 75 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly health ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 185 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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