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55,733 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in les Cayes, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in Mali. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 60 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,928 of its 2,123 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. les Cayes accounted for 800 of Haiti's 1,928 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Plague was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and tornadoes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

342 of its 521 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 328 of Venezuela's 342 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 220 of Caracas' 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 268 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and poisoning.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

260 of its 291 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

Cyprus

90 of its 175 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Honduras

98 of its 115 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 85 of Honduras' 98 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 85 of Tegucigalpa's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

281 of its 680 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 201 of Warsaw's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

213 of its 321 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 66 of Bishoftu's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

795 of its 1,053 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

572 of its 939 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (85 stories). Train derailment was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

208 of its 346 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (178 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iraq (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Indonesia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 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 4 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 55,733 stories about harm among 273,682 counted on 4 Oct.

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Venezuela's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,682 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the third day running, the news turned to Haiti. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Haiti's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti91 in 100 of its 2,123 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali89 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras85 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 2,117 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria433 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1092 Johannesburg South Africa236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Caracas Venezuela220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574 Warsaw Poland201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 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 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 readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSouleymane, Mali -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 74 outletsGoundam, Mali -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 52 outletsBoise, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 40 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 288 stories, carried by 259 outletsHaskell Free Library, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 27 outletsHindustan, India -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Souleymane Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Goundam Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 13,739 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,666 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,412 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 10,037 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,097 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,947 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,687 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,160 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 killed16,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,025 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations1,554 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting refugees1,249 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions404 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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
● Griefa little less than 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.