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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualMaryland, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 33 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 53 stories, carried by 46 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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