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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,682 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 day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), violence in Kasese and a disaster in Hanoi. Uganda's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 56 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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 →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

99 of its 151 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 80 of Lebanon's 99 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 49 of Beirut's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

104 of its 186 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kasese accounted for 64 of Uganda's 104 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kasese stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

365 of its 1,039 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 226 of Vietnam's 365 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Aruba

12 of its 48 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

839 of its 1,176 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 728 of Palestine's 839 stories about harm, carried by 844 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Peru

42 of its 141 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

France

232 of its 1,011 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

4,929 of its 6,615 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Train derailment was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

46 of its 84 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ghana (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in UK (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 23,682 stories about harm among 115,176 counted on 18 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,176 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Ireland's news. In Lebanon, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 18 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 6,615 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon66 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Uganda56 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel357 stories about protests or strikes, of its 991 Gaza Palestine186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728 Jerusalem Israel120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 London UK88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 839 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 4,929 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 6,743 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health25% 5,811 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice20% 4,629 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,583 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,078 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 894 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 804 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 802 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 killed8,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions979 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations480 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Vietnam Stories reporting people displaced393 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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