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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.

its stories →
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
23 in 10017 in 10024 Sep1 Oct8 Oct15 Oct23 Oct24 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 10020 Oct: 20 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 21 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBolivia: 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 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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 storiesYemen: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 34 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 85 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Portugal: 46 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 4,247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 27 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 30 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 50 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 28 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Antigua & Barbuda: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 4,247 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 763 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 270 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 50 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Portugal 46 in 100 of its 200 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

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

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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