Russia
213 of its 653 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kremlin accounted for 109 of Russia's 213 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Covid was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The news turned to illness in Kremlin, violence in Gaza and tropical storm in the Bahamas. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents
27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual
Country that rose mostBrazil
39 in 100 of its 300 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America
26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Palestine
Gaza accounted for 128 of Palestine's 171 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Bahamas
32 of its 72 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.
Morocco
3 of Rabat's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Cyprus
23 of its 88 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
US
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (600 stories). Storm surge was named in 1,266 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with helicopter crash.
Singapore
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Pakistan
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Kashmir
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Philippines
Philippine accounted for 177 of the Philippines' 227 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storm surge in US (1266 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Singapore (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Spain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in India (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 20,461 stories about harm among 105,191 counted on 9 Oct.
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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,191 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Russia, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 105,191 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Russia: 213 of its 653 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
- Palestine: Gaza accounted for 128 of Palestine's 171 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets.
- Bahamas: 32 of its 72 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Morocco: 3 of Rabat's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 8 times their usual in Russia's news.
- Mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual in the Bahamas' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 10 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Rwanda69 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Sudan68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,554 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Kolkata India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Tampa US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1290 Islamabad Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Tampa US accidents & disasters · 1,290 stories, 1,359 outlets ● Miami US accidents & disasters · 302 stories, 385 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 144 stories, 231 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 25 stories, 149 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 113 stories, 156 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 128 stories, 172 outlets ● Saint-Marc Haiti attacks & violence · 10 stories, 64 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 117 stories, 110 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Disasters & accidents27% 5,434 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health27% 5,351 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,040 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence12% 2,489 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 793 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 718 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 702 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 627 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured941 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations789 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about the usual rateStories 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.