Yemen
28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 13 of Sanaa's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The news turned to protests in Sanaa (Yemen), a disaster in the Leeward Islands and violence in Iraq. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual
Country that rose mostIraq
61 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 44
RegionMiddle East & North Africa
58 in 100 of its stories, usually 51
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Guadeloupe
40 of its 41 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 21 of Guadeloupe's 40 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.
Iraq
67 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Mongolia
6 of its 21 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Lebanon
Beirut accounted for 44 of Lebanon's 63 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.
Syria
Deir Ezzor accounted for 27 of Syria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 26 of Deir Ezzor's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Ghana
141 of its 457 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Uganda
43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Hong Kong
28 of its 98 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
North Korea
Pyongyang accounted for 49 of North Korea's 54 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Vietnam (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in UK (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
20 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 21 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 22,700 stories about harm among 116,197 counted on 19 Oct.
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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 116,197 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Yemen, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. On 19 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.
- 20 in every 100 of the day's 116,197 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Yemen: 28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%.
- Guadeloupe: 40 of its 41 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
- Iraq: 67 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
- Mongolia: 6 of its 21 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
- Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news.
- Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 19 October 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Israel71 in 100 of its 5,597 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justiceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Tel Aviv Israel179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Gaza Palestine103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 518 stories, 949 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 573 stories, 708 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 506 stories, 589 outlets ● Pyongyang North Korea attacks & violence · 49 stories, 226 outlets ● Midleton Ireland accidents & disasters · 69 stories, 184 outlets ● Stonehaven UK accidents & disasters · 27 stories, 112 outlets ● Water of Lee UK accidents & disasters · 25 stories, 131 outlets ● Brooklyn US protests & strikes · 13 stories, 162 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health26% 5,722 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence25% 5,690 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice22% 4,843 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,804 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 961 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 792 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 650 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed6,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions985 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations368 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting people displaced363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and IndiaStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.