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18,496 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 day's news pointed at the drought in Bosnia, violence in Port-au-Prince and refugees in Afghanistan. Haiti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 91 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Bosnia

64 of its 70 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jablanica accounted for 63 of Bosnia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Jablanica stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

82 of its 110 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 38 of Haiti's 82 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

47 of its 87 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Thailand

84 of its 220 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Typhoon was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

62 of its 163 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 64 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 36 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

136 of its 184 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tulkarm accounted for 61 of Palestine's 136 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 312 of Lebanon's 368 stories about harm, carried by 640 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

41 of its 101 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Taiwan (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Vietnam (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 18,496 stories about harm among 98,810 counted on 4 Oct.

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Bosnia stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 98,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 5 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia91 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti75 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon73 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda68 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Islamabad Pakistan85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Texas US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 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 readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 845 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,918 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,735 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,411 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 930 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 779 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 540 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 killed4,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured948 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations324 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting refugees236 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 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
● Griefabout as 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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