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What the world's news said happened to people.
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9,990 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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Most of the day's attention went to tropical storm in the Philippines, violence in Kyiv and protests in Darfur (Sudan). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 52 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

173 of its 334 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Philippine accounted for 82 of the Philippines' 173 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Tropical storm was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

81 of its 227 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 44 of Ukraine's 81 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

43 of its 60 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 7 of Darfur's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

374 of its 846 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 312 of Iran's 374 stories about harm, carried by 548 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 62 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

61 of its 127 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

218 of its 895 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 17 of Haiti's 19 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (61 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 9,990 stories about harm among 58,037 counted on 26 Oct.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 July 2024. of the day's 58,037 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. the news turned to the Philippines for the fourth day running. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In the Philippines, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 825 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines52 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Tehran Iran42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Tel Aviv Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Hollywood US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 469 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,718 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,294 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,773 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,593 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 589 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 392 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 242 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 211 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 killed2,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine

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
● 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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