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10,618 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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Protests in Maputo (Mozambique), refugees in Israel and homes and services in Havana drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 70 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Maputo accounted for 20 of Mozambique's 22 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 11 of Maputo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

776 of its 1,058 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

160 of its 230 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Havana accounted for 63 of Cuba's 160 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

61 of its 91 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Belize City accounted for 41 of Belize's 61 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone, heavy rain and storm surge.

Belize over 30 days → its stories → Belize City stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

29 of its 52 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 13 of Baghdad's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

23 of its 81 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Norway

53 of its 225 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

96 of its 448 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

31 of its 114 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Argentina

Buenos Aires accounted for 133 of Argentina's 152 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (33 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); food poisoning in US (55 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 19 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 10,618 stories about harm among 57,432 counted on 19 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,432 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Belize's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual. Mozambique stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 20 October 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 1,058 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba70 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 33 · mostly shelter & services Belize67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Detroit US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Kolkata India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: 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'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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: 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 a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: 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 warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 · 776 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,703 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,447 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,901 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 1,774 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 479 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 259 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 killed2,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions378 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 much harsher than 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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