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People harmed in today's news.
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11,200 stories mentioning harm· Trends· Every past day

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

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People displaced in Kyiv, violence in Tigray and Brussels drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine →
Named far more than usualSnowstorms, Nepal 14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual Country that rose mostBelgium harm in its news about three times usual (121 stories)
RegionCentral Asia 12 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories mentioning harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Ukraine

173 of its 333 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Kyiv accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 173 stories mentioning harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

30 of its 58 stories mentioned people being harmed, a little more than usual. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 30 stories mentioning harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (124 stories). Plane crash was named in 240 of its stories mentioning harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hungary

28 of its 52 stories mentioned people being harmed, about three times usual. Budapest accounted for 25 of Hungary's 28 stories mentioning harm, carried by 31 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

20 of its 62 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Vienna accounted for 17 of Austria's 20 stories mentioning harm, carried by 7 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 24 of Palestine's 62 stories mentioning harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Ghana

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Cyclone was named in 164 of its stories mentioning harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.

its stories →

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Nepal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (164 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 8 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 1004 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct2 Nov4 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 1001 Nov: 18 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories mentioning people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 11,200 stories mentioning harm among 63,502 counted on 2 Nov.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. Stories mentioning people being harmed ran about as usual, 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,502. In Ukraine, the news mentioned people being harmed about one and a half times as often as usual.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestineabout as usual 60 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 58 Hungaryabout three times usual 54 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 15 Ukraineabout one and a half times usual 52 in 100 of its 333 stories, usually 38 Ethiopiaa little more than usual 52 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 42 Nepalabout as usual 48 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 47

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Biggest events map →

● Palm Beach County US accidents & disasters · 323 stories, 556 outlets ● Kherson Ukraine people displaced · 55 stories, 215 outlets ● Texas Department of Public Safety US accidents & disasters · 21 stories, 173 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 76 stories, 155 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine people displaced · 69 stories, 225 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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 202 stories mentioning harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories mentioning harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 167 stories mentioning harm

Smaller places few stories

● Somalia a little warmer than the world's · 18 stories mentioning harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories mentioning harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories mentioning harm

Under 50 stories mentioning harm: read with care.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health (broad)25% 2,723 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,476 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,088 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,370 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 531 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 442 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 killed2,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured731 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations263 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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