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18,251 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Havana (Cuba), violence in Ganderbal and storm surge in the Bahamas. Argentina's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cape Verde →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 59 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

119 of its 174 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 65 of Cuba's 119 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 36 of Havana's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Kashmir

93 of its 158 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ganderbal accounted for 50 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Ganderbal stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

51 of its 97 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Storm surge was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and landslides.

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

Mozambique

29 of its 49 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Maputo accounted for 27 of Mozambique's 29 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 26 of Maputo's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

52 of its 77 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

73 of its 235 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 3 of Yatenga's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Egypt (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in South Africa (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (13 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 22 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 18,251 stories about harm among 103,543 counted on 22 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 September 2024. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,543 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Cuba. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cape Verde. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon69 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,310 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Sydney Australia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Havana Cuba36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times 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'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 · 93 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 846 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,425 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 4,333 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,949 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,458 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 934 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 426 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 killed4,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill67 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Cape Verde

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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