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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaryland, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPennsylvania, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 46 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 21 outletsTshwane, South Africa -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- health: 304 stories, carried by 693 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 112 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

● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Tshwane South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 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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