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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
21 in 10018 in 10019 Sep26 Sep3 Oct10 Oct18 Oct19 Sep: 19 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 19 in 10022 Sep: 18 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 19 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 19 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 20 in 10030 Sep: 19 in 1001 Oct: 20 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 24 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 25 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 1,665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 38 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 1,000 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 73 in 100 of its 1,665 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 270 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 55 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 47 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Bangladesh 41 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 40 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.