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7,738 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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
23 in 10017 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct11 Oct12 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 19 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 18 in 10017 Sep: 17 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 19 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 18 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 19 in 1008 Oct: 20 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: 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 storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle 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 lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: no storiesNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: no storiesGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 78 in 100 of its 816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 42 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 86 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 35 in 100 of its 3,253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 71 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Djibouti: 92 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Saudi Arabia 78 in 100 of its 816 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 86 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Djibouti 92 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 358 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Panama 60 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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