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12,518 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 deaths in Lantau, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and violence in Sanaa. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 58 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 19
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

123 of its 212 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lantau accounted for 99 of Hong Kong's 123 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 13 of Bogota's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 55 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Sanaa accounted for 33 of Yemen's 49 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. the Caribbean Sea accounted for 20 of Belize's 22 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hurricane.

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

Georgia

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tbilisi accounted for 16 of Georgia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 15 of Tbilisi's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

32 of its 74 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Gyumri's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. the Red Sea accounted for 17 of Djibouti's 18 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

395 of its 1,105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 130 of Abuja's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Azerbaijan

34 of its 134 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

32 of its 191 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in India (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10021 Sep28 Sep5 Oct12 Oct20 Oct21 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 10020 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

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 12,518 stories about harm among 74,729 counted on 20 Oct.

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Hong Kong stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 74,729 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Belize's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 8 times their usual. On 20 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 19 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Abuja Nigeria130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Chicago US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Portland US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: 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: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 89 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 26 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Korea: 22 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Singapore: 23 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 1,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Madagascar: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 26 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 53 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 58 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cape Verde: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 61 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Azerbaijan: 25 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 65 in 100 of its 941 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 89 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 58 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 240 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 53 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,403 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice27% 3,332 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,869 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,767 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 458 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 230 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 killed2,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced91 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Canada

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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