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8,883 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bangkok and Kyiv and flooding in Haiti. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJamaica 79 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Thailand

85 of its 212 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 55 of Thailand's 85 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Illness was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

59 of its 65 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 30 of Haiti's 59 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

98 of its 207 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 71 of Ukraine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

156 of its 198 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Storm surge was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Bafoussam's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

171 of its 381 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 75 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 24 of Afghanistan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Jamaica (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tornadoes in US (47 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,883 stories about harm among 53,143 counted on 25 Oct.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 53,143 stories, below the usual 18. Thailand's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti91 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Jamaica79 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Abuja Nigeria21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 storiesIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 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: no storiesSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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: no storiesPapua 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: no storiesNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: no storiesBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 52 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cayman Islands: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 455 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 22 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 777 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 47 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 57 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 29 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 79 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 91 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Côte d’Ivoire: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Jamaica 79 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Haiti 91 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 355 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 52 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,214 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health24% 2,081 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,766 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 1,312 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 517 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 374 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 218 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 194 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 killed2,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions156 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Palestine Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 harsher 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.