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20,461 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 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 →
Disasters & accidents

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.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

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).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

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.

its stories →
Health

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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Health

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.

its stories →

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 before
21 in 10018 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories 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.

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 & violence

Countries 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 90

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 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: no storiesOman: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesVenezuela: 30 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)US: 27 in 100 of its 30,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eswatini: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Samoa: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 69 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 787 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,554 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 39 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 190 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

● Israel 63 in 100 of its 1,554 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 278 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 69 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly health ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The 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 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 killed4,569 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 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 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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