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15,865 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 plane crash in Russia, people affected in Norway and people killed in Argentina. Argentina's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer 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 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 28 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

177 of its 559 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 101 of Russia's 177 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

40 of its 135 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Argentina

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Overdoses were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Belgium

37 of its 131 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

34 of its 151 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

109 of its 272 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

12 of Antananarivo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

5 of Quito's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Nepal (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in China (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Canada (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 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 9 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 15,865 stories about harm among 89,693 counted on 9 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 89,693 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. A year earlier, on 9 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Russia, 32% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel65 in 100 of its 2,423 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Palestine51 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba45 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal41 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Tel Aviv Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Portland US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Los Angeles US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,569 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,739 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health27% 4,186 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,329 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,322 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 261 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 killed3,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions975 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured765 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 much 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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