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22,787 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 day's news pointed at the hurricane in Mexico, violence in Kupwara and arrests in Qatar. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 34 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 10
RegionNorth America 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

268 of its 643 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Acapulco accounted for 203 of Mexico's 268 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Hurricane was named in 215 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and power cuts.

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

Kashmir

64 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kupwara accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 64 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kupwara stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

72 of its 210 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).

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

Peru

28 of its 81 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Uganda

51 of its 128 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Gambia

11 of its 32 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Iceland

18 of its 45 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

41 of its 74 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 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.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Peru (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 22,787 stories about harm among 117,175 counted on 26 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Mexico. of the day's 117,175 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 26 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 3,992 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Jerusalem Israel88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Gaza Palestine82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Tel Aviv Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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 a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,829 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 6,138 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 5,052 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,815 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,796 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,327 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 820 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 605 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 killed6,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees262 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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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