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9,247 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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The day's news pointed at homes and services in Havana, violence in Sonamarg and protests in Jakarta (Indonesia). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 81 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

168 of its 207 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 82 of Cuba's 168 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

92 of its 157 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Sonamarg accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 92 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Sonamarg stories →
Health

Egypt

30 of its 119 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Malaria was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bahamas

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Great Inagua Island accounted for 18 of the Bahamas' 28 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.

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Protests & strikes

Mozambique

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 8 of Maputo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

117 of its 161 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 95 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

59 of its 243 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 18 of Berlin's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 109 of the Philippines' 155 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

7 of Accra's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Kenya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 9,247 stories about harm among 49,337 counted on 20 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 49,337 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Cuba stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. On 21 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba81 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine73 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 991 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Lagos Nigeria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Kolkata India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Havana Cuba21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 646 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,359 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,875 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,827 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,649 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 494 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 383 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 223 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 killed2,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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