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15,622 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 day's news pointed at violence in Gaza, illness in Philippine and rights and justice in Puerto Rico. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChad 68 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

186 of its 240 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 186 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Chad

39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

64 of its 82 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

82 of its 163 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Egypt

38 of its 142 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 155 of Iran's 237 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ghana

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (45 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in China (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in India (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in US (44 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 28 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 15,622 stories about harm among 91,841 counted on 28 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 June 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 91,841 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Pakistan's news mentioned the polio about 7 times as often as usual. On 29 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine78 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Chad68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico55 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Tbilisi Georgia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPuerto Rican, US -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 113 outletsApia, Samoa -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsGreat Yarmouth, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 45 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 34 outletsManila, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 35 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Puerto Rican US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 53 stories ● Apia Samoa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Great Yarmouth UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,550 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,019 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,369 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,120 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 547 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 367 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 killed3,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 about as 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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