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16,453 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, a disaster in Dhaka and people displaced in Kenya. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 71 in 100 of its 243 stories, usually 45
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

172 of its 243 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

112 of its 268 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 61 of Bangladesh's 112 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (69 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 →
Rights & justice

Kenya

104 of its 379 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

19 of its 50 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Baghdad accounted for 16 of Iraq's 19 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

32 of its 61 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

20 of its 56 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

85 of its 150 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

47 of its 157 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Israel (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 16,453 stories about harm among 94,362 counted on 15 Oct.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 94,362 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. Afghanistan's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. On 15 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,431 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Sudan63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela57 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Chicago US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Antananarivo Madagascar44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Tel Aviv Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 980 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,091 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health26% 4,256 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,495 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,963 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 808 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 602 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 284 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 killed3,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured876 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions815 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 about as 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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