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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

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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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 readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsKharkiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsDurban, South Africa -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 108 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 62 outletsCastel Gandolfo, Italy -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Kharkiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Durban South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 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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