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9,390 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 Gaza, people killed in Iran and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 52 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

241 of its 388 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 216 of Palestine's 241 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Singapore

50 of its 225 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

96 of its 185 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

82 of its 293 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Munich accounted for 56 of Germany's 82 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Rights & justice

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

23 of Barcelona's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 17 of Nepal's 21 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mogadishu accounted for 11 of Somalia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Spain (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,390 stories about harm among 48,972 counted on 4 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,972 stories, as usual. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Singapore's news. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. A year earlier, on 4 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 1,062 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine52 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manchester UK87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Chicago US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Tel Aviv Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Portland US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 48 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 28 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 216 stories, carried by 370 outletsYeovil, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Muzaffarabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 2,909 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health23% 2,099 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,454 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 398 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 209 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,473 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions449 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced143 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 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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