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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
22,196 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 hurricane in Mexico, violence in Golan Heights and arrests in Belgium drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 45 in 100 of its 688 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Mexico

310 of its 688 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Acapulco accounted for 210 of Mexico's 310 stories about harm, carried by 685 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Hurricane was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and storms.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Acapulco stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

67 of its 95 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Golan Heights accounted for 24 of Syria's 67 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Golan Heights stories →
Health

Belgium

37 of its 143 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Peru

39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 366 of Palestine's 492 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Réunion

20 of its 26 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iceland

35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 12 of Reykjavik's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

66 of its 267 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Peru (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (75 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (46 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 22,196 stories about harm among 117,130 counted on 25 Oct.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 117,130 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 5 times their usual. Mexico stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 4,238 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland51 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Jerusalem Israel105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Tel Aviv Israel63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Gaza Palestine56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.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 readTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: 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 more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 3,018 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 492 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 6,287 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,695 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,617 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,094 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 937 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 855 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 727 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 623 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 killed6,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced422 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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