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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.

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualSaskatchewan, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 33 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsOhio, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 29 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 18 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

● Saskatchewan Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

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