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36,055 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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Violence in Sanaa, protests in Coahuila (Mexico) and illness in Copenhagen drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Yemen and Afghanistan → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 73 in 100 of its 177 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

1,194 of its 1,263 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 1,098 of Yemen's 1,194 stories about harm, carried by 701 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (974 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

197 of its 636 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 43 of Coahuila's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Coahuila stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

89 of its 235 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Ukraine

178 of its 241 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kiev accounted for 131 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

999 of its 1,519 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 750 of Israel's 999 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (560 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

370 of its 496 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 260 of Iraq's 370 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

189 of its 244 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mozambique

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 16 of Maputo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

238 of its 361 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 56 of Gaza's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (442 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in US (2468 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1009 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 36,055 stories about harm among 141,343 counted on 9 Oct.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 141,343 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Haiti's news. In Yemen, 95% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 1,263 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti85 in 100 of its 885 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Mali81 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait77 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sanaa Yemen411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1098 Addis Ababa Ethiopia141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Jerusalem Israel135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 Aleppo Syria114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641 Kabul Afghanistan107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaj Mahal, India -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 27 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 124 stories, carried by 100 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBojaya, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 34 outletsFort Mcmurray, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 48 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 83 stories, carried by 95 outletsAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 31 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreat Wall, China -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 55 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 one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Taj Mahal India about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Bamako Mali about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 124 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Bojaya Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Fort Mcmurray Canada about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 9,792 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents23% 8,159 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 7,623 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health14% 5,127 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,778 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,140 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 419 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 killed15,150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people affected5,496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people injured5,432 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting arrests4,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,453 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced962 at about twice the usual rate · most about Yemen and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill427 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little less than 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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