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People harmed in today's news.
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We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed, and how that changed.

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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, rights and justice in Warsaw and people injured in Germany. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Named far more than usualWildfires, Canada 26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual Country that rose mostPoland harm in its news about twice usual (146 stories)
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories mentioning harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

123 of its 242 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Kyiv accounted for 45 of Ukraine's 123 stories mentioning harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

57 of its 146 stories mentioned people being harmed, about twice usual. Warsaw accounted for 47 of Poland's 57 stories mentioning harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →

Germany

62 of its 244 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories mentioning harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Palestine

59 of its 89 stories mentioned people being harmed, a little more than usual. Gaza accounted for 25 of Palestine's 59 stories mentioning harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 145 stories mentioning harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Afghanistan

42 of its 75 stories mentioned people being harmed, a little more than usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Ghana

Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

France

Paris accounted for 102 of France's 125 stories mentioning harm, carried by 443 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Syria

24 of its 41 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in India (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in US (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

Harm in the news: about as usual

18 in 100 stories mentioned harm, usually 19; 18 the day before
23 in 10017 in 1002 Oct9 Oct16 Oct23 Oct31 Oct2 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 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 19 in 10015 Oct: 19 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 19 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 18 in 10027 Oct: 18 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 10030 Oct: 18 in 10031 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories mentioning people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 7,410 stories mentioning harm among 41,178 counted on 31 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Ukraine. Harm in the news ran about as usual: 18 in every 100 of the day's 41,178 stories mentioned people being harmed. Canada's news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual. Ukraine's news mentioned people being harmed about one and a half times as often as usual.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestinea little more than usual 66 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 57 Afghanistana little more than usual 56 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 46 Ukraineabout one and a half times usual 51 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 38 Cubaabout as usual 46 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 43 Polandabout twice usual 39 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 19

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Biggest events map →

● Kherson Ukraine people displaced · 43 stories, 216 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 54 stories, 148 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 45 stories, 242 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 87 stories, 117 outlets ● Berlin Germany attacks & violence · 29 stories, 47 outlets

Events with at least 20 stories from 30 outlets.

The world today

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm
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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories mentioning harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories mentioning harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories mentioning harm

Smaller places few stories

● Thailand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories mentioning harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 46 stories mentioning harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories mentioning harm

Under 50 stories mentioning harm: read with care.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,008 stories · about as usual Health (broad)24% 1,777 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 976 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 460 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 291 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 233 stories · about as usual

Of the stories mentioning people being harmed, the part of life their words point to most. Read each against its usual (the mark), not against the others.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed1,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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