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7,690 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 protests in Santa Marta (Colombia), violence in Doha and people affected in Cape Verde. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 67 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

66 of its 99 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 10 of Santa Marta's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Santa Marta stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

33 of its 136 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Doha accounted for 30 of Qatar's 33 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Italy

61 of its 264 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 9 of Rome's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 27 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

187 of its 298 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 157 of Palestine's 187 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 173 of Israel's 590 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

198 of its 669 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 26 of Abuja's 47 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Germany

58 of its 245 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Germany (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in US (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10020 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct19 Oct20 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 19 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 20 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 18 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 7,690 stories about harm among 43,309 counted on 19 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 43,309 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. In the Philippines' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. On 19 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia67 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela42 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Chicago US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Los Angeles US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Singapore: 27 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Qatar: 24 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Italy: 23 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 830 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 67 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cape Verde: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 71 in 100 of its 830 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 298 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 67 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 397 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 38 in 100 of its 297 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 2,291 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 1,617 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence17% 1,317 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,270 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 438 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 219 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 210 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed2,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions381 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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.