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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,872 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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Homes and services in Kyiv, the earthquake in the Philippines and violence in Islamabad drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 63 in 100 of its 606 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

156 of its 349 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 156 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

382 of its 606 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 179 of the Philippines' 382 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Earthquake was named in 327 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

228 of its 490 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 106 of Pakistan's 228 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

67 of its 124 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Lima's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories).

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

Iran

73 of its 116 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 73 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Norway

65 of its 238 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

32 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 196 of Palestine's 216 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

39 of Caracas' 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 11 of Tbilisi's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Spain (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Israel (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,872 stories about harm among 84,964 counted on 10 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,964 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news. On 10 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Ukraine stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Philippines63 in 100 of its 606 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran63 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,743 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Peru54 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Islamabad Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Portland US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIreland: 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 readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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'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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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 readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 · 228 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as warm as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,059 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,157 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,778 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,554 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,013 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 714 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured751 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions658 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.