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47,412 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 the hurricane in Nicaragua, violence in Niamey and rights and justice in Balaka. the Central African Republic's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 86 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

277 of its 321 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hurricane was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

964 of its 1,027 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Niamey accounted for 588 of Niger's 964 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (853 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Mozambique

89 of its 108 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nampula accounted for 80 of Mozambique's 89 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

83 of its 107 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 76 of Tunisia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

313 of its 473 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 224 of Afghanistan's 313 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

862 of its 1,600 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (311 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Tashkent's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Dominica (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 24 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1005 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,412 stories about harm among 208,185 counted on 5 Oct.

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Nicaragua stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Nicaragua's news. On 5 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 208,185 stories, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 1,027 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique82 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia78 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sandy Hook US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2123 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Las Vegas US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1944 Madrid Spain121 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: 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 lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 usualVanuatu: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualJanauba, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 56 stories, carried by 50 outletsBay Minette, US -- health: 48 stories, carried by 54 outletsMorgantown, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsNagasaki, Japan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsNampula, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 84 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 99 stories, carried by 94 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 35 stories, carried by 36 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

● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vanuatu warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Janauba Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 56 stories ● Bay Minette US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Morgantown US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Nagasaki Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Nampula Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 13,966 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 9,865 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,519 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,054 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,020 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 716 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 killed18,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured9,052 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting people affected4,707 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees659 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations416 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting people displaced324 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia

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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.