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22,700 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 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.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

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.

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Protests & strikes

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.

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Disasters & accidents

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).

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Conflict & violence

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.

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Health

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).

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Conflict & violence

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.

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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 before
23 in 10017 in 10020 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct19 Oct20 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 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 21 in 10015 Oct: 22 in 10016 Oct: 20 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 21 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories 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.

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 & justice

Countries 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 342

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovenia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 751 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 35 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 5,597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Grenada: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ghana: 31 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominica: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 29 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 36 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Antigua & Barbuda: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 71 in 100 of its 5,597 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 941 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 61 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The 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 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 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 India

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 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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