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17,613 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 storms in Spain, illness in Philippine and people killed in Romania. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 56 in 100 of its 873 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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

Spain

488 of its 873 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (363 stories). Storms were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, train derailment and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Philippines

332 of its 783 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Philippine accounted for 198 of the Philippines' 332 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Romania

34 of its 129 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

40 of its 78 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Valencia accounted for 33 of Venezuela's 40 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

59 of its 224 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

50 of its 73 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Taiwan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (31 of its stories, about 6 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 30 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 17,613 stories about harm among 104,724 counted on 30 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 7 June 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 104,724 stories, below the usual 19. Spain's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. In Spain's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. On 31 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon63 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 1,027 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Spain56 in 100 of its 873 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Neptune Beach US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Southport UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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 readGuam: 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'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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'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'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 · 58 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 614 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 6 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,208 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 4,363 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,016 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,082 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 824 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 651 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 425 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 killed4,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured979 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions295 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill55 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.