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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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
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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSenegal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualOklahoma, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 34 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 25 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 51 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

● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 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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