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9,269 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the hunger in Palestine, arrests in India and a disaster in Colombo. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndia 34 in 100 of its 2,901 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

101 of its 146 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 79 of Palestine's 101 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

India

992 of its 2,901 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (437 stories). Train derailment was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

South Africa

145 of its 383 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

31 of its 112 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

110 of its 303 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Macedonia

5 of its 13 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

9 of Istanbul's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: accidents in Egypt (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10014 Sep21 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct14 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 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 9,269 stories about harm among 49,370 counted on 13 Oct.

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The news turned to Palestine for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,370 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Palestine stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Palestine, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,087 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran40 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa38 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Kolkata India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: no storiesTimor-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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 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 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 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 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: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 36 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 1,087 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 34 in 100 of its 2,901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 146 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 66 in 100 of its 1,087 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 72 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 38 in 100 of its 383 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 40 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● India 34 in 100 of its 2,901 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,330 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,019 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,720 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,563 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 522 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 312 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 299 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 killed2,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured922 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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