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What the world's news said happened to people.
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21,140 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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Most of the day's attention went to the cyclone in Bangladesh, people killed in Portugal and people injured in Uganda. Portugal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → 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 mostIceland 66 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

143 of its 295 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 143 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Cyclone was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

54 of its 159 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

38 of its 148 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Taipei accounted for 26 of Taiwan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

136 of its 433 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 381 of Palestine's 450 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cyclone was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and hurricane.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Vanuatu (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Nicaragua (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Romania (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10025 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 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 10024 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 21,140 stories about harm among 108,249 counted on 24 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 20 in every 100 of the day's 108,249 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. Vanuatu's news mentioned the cyclone about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 4,166 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland66 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 701 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Tel Aviv Israel97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Hollywood US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage a little more fearful than 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 · 3,079 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 450 stories about harm ● Portugal about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Mexico about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories a little warmer than the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,638 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,831 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,013 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 961 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 761 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 752 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 565 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 killed5,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,763 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured1,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds 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 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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