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7,738 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 news turned to violence in Riyadh, a disaster in Obock and protests in Delhi (India). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 78 in 100 of its 816 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

640 of its 816 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Riyadh accounted for 596 of Saudi Arabia's 640 stories about harm, carried by 728 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (535 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

73 of its 79 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Obock accounted for 52 of Djibouti's 73 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nepal

98 of its 114 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gorkha accounted for 79 of Nepal's 98 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

57 of its 145 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Storm surge was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 117 of Russia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Mexico (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 7,738 stories about harm among 34,116 counted on 11 Oct.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 8 October 2023. the news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US. of the day's 34,116 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti92 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal86 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Saudi Arabia78 in 100 of its 816 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Panama60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India550 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Riyadh Saudi Arabia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Islamabad Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Mumbai India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sUkraine: 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'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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 640 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Norway few stories a little warmer than the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 1,913 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 1,523 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,476 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 1,414 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 479 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 253 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 247 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 killed2,343 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting people injured1,087 at about three times the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting arrests940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Sudan Stories reporting refugees41 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 one and a half times 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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