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29,401 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Bucharest (Romania), landslides in Italy and violence in Algiers. Algeria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 86 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Romania

188 of its 219 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 184 of Romania's 188 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 171 of Bucharest's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,989 of its 2,695 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Rome accounted for 1,257 of Italy's 1,989 stories about harm, carried by 942 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (304 stories). Landslides were named in 345 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

92 of its 151 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Algiers accounted for 90 of Algeria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Morocco

118 of its 224 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rabat accounted for 101 of Morocco's 118 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 99 of Rabat's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

853 of its 980 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 629 of Syria's 853 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

442 of its 488 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 297 of Yemen's 442 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

209 of its 255 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

261 of its 518 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

39 of its 115 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 31 of Manama's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Ireland (169 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Bolivia (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Malaysia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (87 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 29,401 stories about harm among 137,910 counted on 30 Oct.

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In Romania, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 137,910 stories, as usual. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Ireland's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Romania for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 980 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Romania86 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Morton County US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Bucharest Romania171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Aleppo Syria167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 629 Portland US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDammam, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsWisconsin, US -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 33 outletsAntalya, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 31 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 45 outletsReykjavik, Iceland -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsMinas Gerais, Brazil -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 95 outletsAmritsar, India -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 28 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iceland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malta warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dammam Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Antalya Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Utah US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Reykjavik Iceland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 7,581 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice26% 7,428 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,620 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health14% 4,022 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,120 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,136 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 647 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 416 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 killed10,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,835 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected3,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced615 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Iraq Stories reporting abductions352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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
● 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.