← 16 Oct Monday 17 October 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 18 Oct →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
53,312 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.

How to read these numbers →

Illness in Vilnius, protests in Monte Cristo (Brazil) and violence in Niamey drew the news. Lithuania's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 78 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 9
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Health

Lithuania

200 of its 256 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Vilnius accounted for 189 of Lithuania's 200 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

361 of its 852 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 70 of Monte Cristo's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Monte Cristo stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

246 of its 259 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Niamey accounted for 224 of Niger's 246 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

2,868 of its 3,766 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 1,432 of Iraq's 2,868 stories about harm, carried by 880 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (547 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

98 of its 302 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 39 of Amman's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

252 of its 455 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

190 of its 490 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Typhoon was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and tropical storm.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

77 of its 165 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

185 of its 248 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 108 of Oromo's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Poland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Morocco (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Ghana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10018 Sep25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct17 Oct18 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 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 10016 Oct: 22 in 10017 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 53,312 stories about harm among 252,371 counted on 17 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

Lithuania's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. of the day's 252,371 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritania93 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Montenegro81 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Lithuania78 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 9 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria538 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1148 Morton County US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Washington US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1170 Northern Ireland UK121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Beijing China109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGhana: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 lessBulgaria: 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: 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 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 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 lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMontenegro: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualHindustan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsChiang Mai, Thailand -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsNambucca, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsJeffersonville, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 24 outletsTaez, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 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

● Montenegro warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hindustan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Chiang Mai Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Nambucca Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 13,709 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 13,628 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,076 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,536 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,264 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,581 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,354 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,257 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 killed16,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,084 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions976 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Brazil Stories reporting evacuations518 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about half the usual rate · most about Haiti and Ghana

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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