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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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
20 in 10017 in 10011 Sep18 Sep25 Sep2 Oct10 Oct11 Sep: 20 in 10012 Sep: 19 in 10013 Sep: 19 in 10014 Sep: 19 in 10015 Sep: 17 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 19 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 19 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 20 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 18 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 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 storiesSaudi 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 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 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 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 lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 34 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 63 in 100 of its 606 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 27 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,030 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Morocco: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 1,743 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 63 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 26 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 29 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jersey: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Philippines 63 in 100 of its 606 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 61 in 100 of its 1,743 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 388 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 63 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 47 in 100 of its 490 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 54 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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