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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMonaghan, Ireland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 33 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsPennsylvania, US -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 65 outletsBlack Church, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 80 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 219 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

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Monaghan Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 stories ● Black Church US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

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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