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58,274 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 Quetta, rights and justice in Chisinau and protests in Rubaya (Rwanda) drew the news. Moldova's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMoldova 73 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 20
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Pakistan

2,863 of its 4,106 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quetta accounted for 1,756 of Pakistan's 2,863 stories about harm, carried by 1,068 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (1,758 stories). Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Quetta stories →
Rights & justice

Moldova

49 of its 67 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chisinau accounted for 43 of Moldova's 49 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Moldova over 30 days → its stories → Chisinau stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

183 of its 302 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 124 of Rubaya's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Rubaya stories →
Health

Uruguay

146 of its 219 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Montevideo accounted for 115 of Uruguay's 146 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 6 times its own usual.

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

Argentina

137 of its 420 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 91 of Buenos Aires' 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Central African Republic

51 of its 56 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 44 of the Central African Republic's 51 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 38 of Bangui's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

631 of its 1,211 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

189 of its 479 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 108 of Kampala's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (124 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malta

81 of its 227 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Plane crash was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Latvia

22 of its 69 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 9 of Riga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Malta (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zambia (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (66 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Ireland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 58,274 stories about harm among 284,278 counted on 25 Oct.

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Malta's news mentioned plane crash about 4 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,278 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

St. Martin99 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 482 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 457 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Cameroon77 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Quetta Pakistan311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1756 Morton County US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1168 Caracas Venezuela163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Los Angeles US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 lessRussia: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessIndia: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUruguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualManama, Bahrain -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 29 outletsMuskogee, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsSarajevo, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsJose Batlle Y Ordonez, Uruguay -- health: 21 stories, carried by 53 outletsMontevideo, Uruguay -- health: 115 stories, carried by 113 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsWest Virginia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 47 stories, carried by 49 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

● Uruguay warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manama Bahrain about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Muskogee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Bratislava Slovakia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Sarajevo Bosnia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Jose Batlle Y Ordonez Uruguay about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 15,241 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 12,757 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,049 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 7,002 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,436 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,855 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,049 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 killed20,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,836 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees1,873 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and France Stories reporting abductions862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations827 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Malaysia Stories reporting people displaced680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill226 at about one and a half 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 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?

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