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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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21 in 10017 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep4 Oct5 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 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 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 lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 25 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 68 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 47 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 73 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 1,392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 75 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 87 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 91 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 34 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 73 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 74 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 91 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 61 in 100 of its 1,392 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 75 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 68 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly health

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

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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