← 11 Oct Thursday 12 October 2023 · to 23:59 UTC 13 Oct →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
24,033 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Herat and protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala). Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 26 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

5,103 of its 7,159 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 926 of Israel's 5,103 stories about harm, carried by 1,290 outlets. Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

442 of its 712 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 336 of Palestine's 442 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

23 of its 89 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Germany

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 42 of Thailand's 74 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 Sep: 18 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 18 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 17 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 17 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 17 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 18 in 1004 Oct: 18 in 1005 Oct: 18 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 22 in 1008 Oct: 23 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 24,033 stories about harm among 117,385 counted on 12 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 117,385 stories, above the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Haiti's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 7,159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran51 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti43 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 926 Tel Aviv Israel81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Detroit US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Hollywood US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 5,103 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 442 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Chile few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,667 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health25% 5,909 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice20% 4,744 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,707 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood5% 1,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 850 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 677 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 killed7,308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,468 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.