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30,592 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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Deaths in Budapest, protests in Seoul (South Korea) and arrests in Türkiye drew the news. Hungary's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 74 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

127 of its 172 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Budapest accounted for 124 of Hungary's 127 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

518 of its 1,022 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 424 of South Korea's 518 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. 391 of Seoul's 424 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (347 stories).

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

917 of its 1,217 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (586 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

93 of its 178 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Volcanic eruption was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Indonesia

173 of its 302 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 129 of Indonesia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 85 of Jakarta's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 32 of Khartoum's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

33 of its 55 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,466 of its 5,398 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Wildfires were named in 276 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, whooping cough and food poisoning.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

699 of its 1,734 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Malaria was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks and tsunami.

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Health

Canada

519 of its 2,280 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Oil spill was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague, drought and hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Brazil (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nicaragua (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (276 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 30,592 stories about harm among 139,124 counted on 6 Nov.

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Denmark's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 139,124 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Hungary, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Chile, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 1,710 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye75 in 100 of its 1,217 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Raqqa Syria345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 703 Washington US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1019 Delhi India190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Damascus Syria133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea-Bissau: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 54 stories, carried by 86 outletsGourma, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsDare County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNadda, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsBissau, Guinea-Bissau -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsManagua, Nicaragua -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 27 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

● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oregon US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 54 stories ● Gourma Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Dare County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Nadda India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 10,518 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 7,850 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health14% 4,310 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,038 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,869 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 955 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 668 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 killed10,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured3,832 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people affected3,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations172 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than 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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