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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,384 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 violence in Beirut, people killed in Réunion and the hurricane in Haiti. Réunion's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 57 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 10 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

49 of its 83 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 37 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Réunion

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Réunion over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

58 of its 75 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 33 of Haiti's 58 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Hurricane was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and landslides.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 178 of Israel's 488 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

108 of its 188 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hurricane was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and landslides.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

49 of its 92 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

50 of its 167 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Jamaica (77 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
20 in 10016 in 10024 Sep1 Oct8 Oct15 Oct23 Oct24 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 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 17 in 10023 Oct: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,384 stories about harm among 93,847 counted on 23 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 November 2024. 16 in every 100 of the day's 93,847 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Jamaica's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their usual. Lebanon stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 23 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti77 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon59 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica57 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 Dublin Ireland66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Chicago US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 San Francisco US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Abuja Nigeria56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Réunion few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 488 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,222 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,028 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,683 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,924 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 603 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 283 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 killed3,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions240 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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