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34,583 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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Protests in Warsaw (Poland), violence in el Mozote and people killed in Germany drew the news. el Salvador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 76 in 100 of its 1,247 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Poland

205 of its 341 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Warsaw accounted for 182 of Poland's 205 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 174 of Warsaw's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. el Mozote accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Mozote stories →
Health

Germany

371 of its 1,457 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Malaria was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

953 of its 1,247 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Half Way Tree accounted for 508 of Jamaica's 953 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Storm surge was named in 514 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories → Half Way Tree stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

261 of its 290 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 210 of Somalia's 261 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

79 of its 226 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 55 of Amman's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Hepatitis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

451 of its 926 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

301 of its 443 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 93 of Cairo's 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

42 of its 104 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 3 of Apostolos Loukas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

136 of its 234 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Mexico (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iraq (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in Laos (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Jordan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 34,583 stories about harm among 153,805 counted on 1 Oct.

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Poland stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 153,805 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Over September, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,534 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Jamaica76 in 100 of its 1,247 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo76 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 999 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022 Warsaw Poland174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Dallas US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Cajon US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualVersailles, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsWhite Plains, US -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 49 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 35 outletsHuntingdon, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsSouth Ossetia, Georgia -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsMadrid, Spain -- health: 57 stories, carried by 46 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Versailles US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● White Plains US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Tbilisi Georgia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 8,628 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 8,605 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,223 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,213 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,058 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 909 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 903 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 546 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 killed10,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees496 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting abductions479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.