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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 22 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsUtah, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 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 ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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