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18,780 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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Oil spill in Samoa, violence in Karachi and illness in Stockholm drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 49 in 100 of its 811 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Samoa

32 of its 48 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Upolu accounted for 28 of Samoa's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Upolu stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

399 of its 811 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Karachi accounted for 191 of Pakistan's 399 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Health

Sweden

82 of its 211 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Stockholm accounted for 53 of Sweden's 82 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Covid was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

2,307 of its 3,029 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (1,099 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

101 of its 321 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 130 of Lebanon's 183 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

133 of its 507 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

14 of its 32 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Tunisia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (737 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in UK (57 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
21 in 10018 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 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 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 18,780 stories about harm among 90,096 counted on 7 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 90,096 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Samoa stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mentions of Covid ran about 7 times their usual in Sweden's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel76 in 100 of its 3,029 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda75 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Haiti74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon70 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Jerusalem Israel84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Islamabad Pakistan57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 storiesSt 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 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 lessLibya: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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: no storiesColombia: 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 lessBahamas: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 49 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sweden: 39 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Slovakia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Samoa: 67 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 75 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Portugal: 29 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Paraguay: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 49 in 100 of its 811 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 76 in 100 of its 3,029 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 79 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Israel 76 in 100 of its 3,029 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 70 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 319 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 74 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 75 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 49 in 100 of its 811 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 4,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,097 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 3,834 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence19% 3,450 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 600 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 564 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 killed5,584 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,476 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced595 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations431 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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