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55,424 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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Train derailment in South Sudan, violence in Almaty and deaths in Tahoua drew the news. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 62 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

268 of its 384 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 213 of South Sudan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Train derailment was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

121 of its 196 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Almaty accounted for 114 of Kazakhstan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

145 of its 152 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tahoua accounted for 111 of Niger's 145 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tahoua stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

213 of its 428 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 143 of Caracas' 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Latvia

18 of its 59 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 14 of Riga's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

667 of its 1,080 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (322 stories). Heavy rain was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storms.

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Shelter & services

Paraguay

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zambia

47 of its 102 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

84 of its 201 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

308 of its 933 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Chikungunya was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in China (293 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); road crashes in Zambia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Romania (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Latvia (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Myanmar (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 55,424 stories about harm among 289,093 counted on 2 Nov.

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Of the day's 289,093 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Central African Republic80 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Iraq76 in 100 of its 1,759 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US425 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Washington US360 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2314 Seoul South Korea318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Delhi India299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Islamabad Pakistan255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: 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 lessEgypt: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualSan Marino: warmth about its own usualDover, UK -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsTowie, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRichmond, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 58 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsSandeng, Gambia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsWest Godavari, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNuer, South Sudan -- displacement: 28 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

● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dover UK about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Towie UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Richmond US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,023 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 10,812 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 10,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,235 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,352 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,923 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,560 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 killed17,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced594 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions452 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations314 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Italy and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill34 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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?

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