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46,326 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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Wildfires in Madagascar and people injured in Hong Kong and Jordan drew the news. Madagascar's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 67 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Madagascar

72 of its 101 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Antananarivo accounted for 67 of Madagascar's 72 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Wildfires were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

79 of its 231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Plague was named in 14 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.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

98 of its 281 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Croatia

62 of its 92 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

73 of its 81 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Austria

34 of its 134 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

100 of its 182 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

Sirte accounted for 196 of Libya's 275 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

28 of its 37 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Dominica (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Honduras (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Yemen (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep4 Oct5 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,326 stories about harm among 195,017 counted on 4 Oct.

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In Antigua & Barbuda's news, mentions of storm surge ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 195,017 stories, as usual. Madagascar's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. A year earlier, on 4 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia90 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Antigua & Barbuda82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar74 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica73 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Washington US239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2686 Las Vegas US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3012 Barcelona Spain144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRussia: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualDominica: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualScottsbluff, US -- health: 43 stories, carried by 42 outletsVienna, Austria -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsRed Sea, Djibouti -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKidal, Mali -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 112 stories, carried by 24 outletsNorth Bennington, US -- health: 63 stories, carried by 67 outletsAthens, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsKashiwazaki, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 32 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

● Djibouti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Croatia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Scottsbluff US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 24 stories ● Red Sea Djibouti about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories ● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 112 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 13,670 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 9,664 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,652 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,945 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,084 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,621 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 750 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 killed18,863 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico Stories reporting people injured9,545 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected4,599 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees616 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced354 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations277 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Antigua & Barbuda Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 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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