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16,528 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 news turned to tropical storm in Cuba, violence in Ganderbal and people affected in Egypt. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 82 in 100 of its 255 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

209 of its 255 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Havana accounted for 93 of Cuba's 209 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 113 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and landslides.

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

Kashmir

157 of its 228 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ganderbal accounted for 67 of Kashmir's 157 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (115 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 → Ganderbal stories →
Health

Egypt

79 of its 220 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

167 of its 327 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

576 of its 2,485 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 84 of Canberra's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 111 of Palestine's 135 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

63 of its 189 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Italy (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in South Africa (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 16,528 stories about harm among 92,046 counted on 21 Oct.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 92,046 stories, below the usual 19. Cuba's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. In Cuba's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2023, 21 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 →

Cuba82 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir69 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Canberra Australia84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Manhattan US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Havana Cuba42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualAdelaide, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 70 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsDharma, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 29 outletsBlack Church, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 43 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 39 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- health: 27 stories, carried by 26 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

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Byron Bay Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Dharma India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,679 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 3,722 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,815 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 2,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 877 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 324 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 killed4,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,795 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions315 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced234 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations156 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the UK Stories reporting refugees146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 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
● Griefabout as 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.