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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,329 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 power cuts in Mexico, rights and justice in Doha and people killed in China. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 33 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 11
RegionEast Asia 17 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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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

215 of its 615 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Acapulco accounted for 155 of Mexico's 215 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Power cuts were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Acapulco stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

55 of its 169 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Doha accounted for 36 of Qatar's 55 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories).

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Health

China

428 of its 2,257 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). HIV was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 647 of Israel's 2,364 stories about harm, carried by 968 outlets. Avalanche was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

31 of its 134 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Amman's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Latvia

8 of its 28 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

38 of its 268 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Vietnam (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in UK (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Israel (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 20,329 stories about harm among 106,404 counted on 27 Oct.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Mexico. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,404 stories, as usual. Mentions of power cuts ran about 9 times their usual in Mexico's news. In Mexico, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 October 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 3,348 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Palestine60 in 100 of its 758 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Gaza Palestine66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Shifa Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUtah, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsRajamahendravaram, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 28 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 23 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Utah US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Yerevan Armenia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,460 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,493 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,626 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,076 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 763 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 749 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 517 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 killed6,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about the usual rate

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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