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55,390 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 protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), violence in Jakarta and rights and justice in Budapest. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 71 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

164 of its 389 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 126 of Buenos Aires' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (110 stories). Heavy rain was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

435 of its 814 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jakarta accounted for 378 of Indonesia's 435 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Côte d’Ivoire

48 of its 68 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Abidjan accounted for 48 of Côte d’Ivoire's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 46 of Abidjan's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

56 of its 74 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 33 of Aguan's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

154 of its 204 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 108 of Sudan's 154 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Poisoning was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,196 of its 2,914 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Storms were named in 402 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, earthquake and drownings.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,762 of Syria's 2,219 stories about harm, carried by 780 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Madagascar

39 of its 83 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Sudan (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Philippines (402 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Bangladesh (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Brazil (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 55,390 stories about harm among 290,329 counted on 20 Oct.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 290,329 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Sudan's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Argentina. In Argentina, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritania92 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen80 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq77 in 100 of its 2,642 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras76 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Sudan75 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1762 Washington US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1725 Moscow Russia268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Delhi India192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 New York US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSpain: 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: 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: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: 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: 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 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: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTimberville, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsJasper County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- health: 34 stories, carried by 35 outletsGarvagh, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 26 outletsKelowna, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 46 stories, carried by 11 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Timberville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Jasper County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Lisbon Portugal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,384 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence22% 12,099 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,560 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,808 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,298 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,011 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,875 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,216 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 killed15,842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations604 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 softer than 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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