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16,033 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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Rights and justice in Jerusalem, a disaster in Dhaka and violence in Kabul drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 46 in 100 of its 293 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Rights & justice

Israel

1,358 of its 1,886 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 302 of Israel's 1,358 stories about harm, carried by 432 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (866 stories). Illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

136 of its 293 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 77 of Bangladesh's 136 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

62 of its 104 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Maldives

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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

Venezuela

106 of its 191 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

90 of its 288 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and dengue.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

51 of its 124 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

Antananarivo accounted for 90 of Madagascar's 107 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 87 of Antananarivo's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

23 of its 61 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malaysia

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in US (117 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,033 stories about harm among 88,957 counted on 14 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 88,957 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Israel. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 1,886 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Sudan69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela55 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 Antananarivo Madagascar87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Chicago US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Los Angeles US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readCayman 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,358 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,652 stories · about as usual Health26% 4,000 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,740 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,099 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 738 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 605 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 273 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 killed4,102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,161 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured768 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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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