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17,570 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 violence in Tehran, train derailment in Norway and rights and justice in Darfur. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 51 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 15 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

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Conflict & violence

Iran

176 of its 357 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 114 of Iran's 176 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

58 of its 187 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Train derailment was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kashmir

96 of its 187 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 76 of Kashmir's 96 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

101 of its 325 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 155 of Palestine's 296 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

8 of its 34 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Singapore (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10030 Sep7 Oct14 Oct21 Oct29 Oct30 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 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 18 in 10023 Oct: 18 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 17 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 17,570 stories about harm among 102,714 counted on 29 Oct.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 102,714 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 30 October 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Iran's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Palestine70 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,240 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 Hollywood US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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: no storiesGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 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 storiesVatican 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: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 26 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 43 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 25 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 28 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Switzerland: 24 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 743 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Panama: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 31 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 26 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 1,240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 29 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 26 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 423 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 66 in 100 of its 1,240 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 72 in 100 of its 229 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 71 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 49 in 100 of its 357 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 51 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,232 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice27% 4,575 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 2,472 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,448 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 649 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 487 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 killed4,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees317 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting evacuations113 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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