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18,332 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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Flooding in Malaysia and people killed in Hong Kong and Denmark drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 26 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 10
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

119 of its 386 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

50 of its 174 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

45 of its 138 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 282 of Israel's 991 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Polio was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

53 of its 143 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zambia

14 of its 31 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Malawi

14 of its 40 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (118 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct15 Oct16 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 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,332 stories about harm among 103,220 counted on 15 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 September 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,220 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Malaysia's news. On 16 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Malaysia stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon70 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,518 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Sudan45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Tel Aviv Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Kolkata India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 New Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Islamabad Pakistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 991 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,391 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 3,997 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,181 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,442 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 730 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 556 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 killed4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions284 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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