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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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: no storiesPuerto 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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 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 lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)U.S. Virgin Islands: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guam: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 21 in 100 of its 614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Senegal: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Poland: 26 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 21 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,097 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 32 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Madagascar: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 59 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 57 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 987 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ireland: 21 in 100 of its 1,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 77 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 24 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 27 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ecuador: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Côte d’Ivoire: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 53 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 32 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Belize: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Haiti 77 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Jamaica 57 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 987 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 59 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 272 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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