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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,836 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 deaths in Conqueiros, a disaster in Dhaka and violence in Beirut. Portugal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions 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 twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 46 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

93 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Conqueiros accounted for 47 of Portugal's 93 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Conqueiros stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

130 of its 261 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 66 of Bangladesh's 130 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

64 of its 121 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 43 of Lebanon's 64 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

195 of its 567 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 73 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

11 of its 42 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 4 of Bishkek's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

52 of its 211 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

4 of Dar es Salaam's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Mexico (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); rabies in Vietnam (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Taiwan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Venezuela (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 18,836 stories about harm among 96,837 counted on 23 Oct.

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Portugal's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 96,837 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. In Mexico's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 4,247 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh50 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 London UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Tel Aviv Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 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'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 · 3,013 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,025 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,157 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,933 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,515 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 945 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 666 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 655 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 641 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 killed5,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,385 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced404 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees368 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half 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 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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