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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about twice its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 132 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsGrand Blanc, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 61 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 248 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 19 stories, carried by 10 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

● Venezuela warmth about twice usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Grand Blanc US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Caracas Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 78 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.