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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,781 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 illness in Buenos Aires, the cyclone in Belize and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 47 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Health

Argentina

351 of its 1,000 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 304 of Argentina's 351 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

26 of its 68 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

France

138 of its 711 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

Pyongyang accounted for 30 of North Korea's 33 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 11 of Somalia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

North Macedonia

9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

60 of its 216 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 143 of Palestine's 180 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Australia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (123 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 17,781 stories about harm among 99,022 counted on 18 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 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,022 stories, below the usual 19. It was the third day running that the news turned to Argentina. In Belize's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 6 times their usual. On 19 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 1,665 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba47 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 32 · mostly shelter & services Iraq43 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Lahore Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Korea: 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: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 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 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sJapan: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,213 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 380 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,124 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 4,214 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,967 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 2,535 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 895 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 716 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 340 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 killed4,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured974 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions605 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel 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
● Griefa little more than 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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