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15,519 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Quito (Ecuador), violence in Jerusalem and people affected in Türkiye. Israel'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 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 38 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 10 of Quito's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

921 of its 1,239 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 187 of Israel's 921 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Türkiye

82 of its 213 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 12 of Sagaing's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Colombo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Chaguanas accounted for 19 of Trinidad & Tobago's 25 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

93 of its 309 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tropical storm was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jamaica

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in China (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Spain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,519 stories about harm among 90,572 counted on 8 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 April 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 90,572 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 6 times their usual. Ecuador stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. A year earlier, on 8 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 1,239 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal50 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 501 Jerusalem Israel76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Los Angeles US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Portland US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: no storiesNetherlands: 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 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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 lessDR Congo: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tajikistan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 50 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Madagascar: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 74 in 100 of its 1,239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hungary: 27 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 77 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 29 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 91 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Brazil: 26 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 31 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 26 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bermuda: 35 in 100 of its 71 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

● Israel 74 in 100 of its 1,239 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 304 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 70 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 480 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 50 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,217 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice28% 4,212 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,607 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,076 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 556 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 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 killed3,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill19 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.