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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.

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualLockeford, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 44 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 132 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 21 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Lockeford US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● District of Columbia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

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