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37,811 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 violence in Copenhagen, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and volcanic eruption in Japan. Colombia's coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and China → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 87 in 100 of its 271 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Denmark

214 of its 328 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 178 of Denmark's 214 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

105 of Bogota's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Extreme cold was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

429 of its 1,274 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 271 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

516 of its 780 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dhaka accounted for 392 of Bangladesh's 516 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Georgia

167 of its 275 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tbilisi accounted for 165 of Georgia's 167 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

698 of its 767 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 653 of Yemen's 698 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (427 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

698 of its 1,036 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ankara accounted for 529 of Türkiye's 698 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

237 of its 271 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

52 of its 66 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storm surge in US (2156 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Greece (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1009 Sep16 Sep23 Sep30 Sep8 Oct9 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 22 in 1002 Oct: 23 in 1003 Oct: 21 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 21 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 37,811 stories about harm among 157,073 counted on 8 Oct.

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Denmark's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 157,073 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Japan's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 767 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti90 in 100 of its 1,349 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Kuwait87 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal79 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Moscow Russia180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Hollywood US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Pierrefeu France120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Ankara Türkiye120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSão 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 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 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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 lessMonaco: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 91 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 39 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uruguay: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 67 in 100 of its 1,036 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 1,437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Senegal: 79 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 1,765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 1,753 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 2,081 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 98 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 34 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mauritius: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 68 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 59 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kuwait: 87 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Japan: 34 in 100 of its 1,274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 651 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 90 in 100 of its 1,349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 46 in 100 of its 1,519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 61 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Eritrea: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 49 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Denmark: 65 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 58 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chile: 37 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burundi: 91 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 44 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 66 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahrain: 39 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahamas: 49 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bermuda: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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 90 in 100 of its 1,349 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 91 in 100 of its 767 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kuwait 87 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 1,437 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 67 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 66 in 100 of its 780 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 9,445 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 9,148 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice22% 8,148 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health16% 5,847 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,479 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,358 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 650 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 killed13,233 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting people affected5,954 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting arrests4,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,590 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions926 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and China Stories reporting refugees836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced825 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill478 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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
● Griefa little more 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.