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30,986 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Moscow (Russia), rights and justice in Copenhagen and violence in Sirte. Denmark's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 97 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 27 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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Protests & strikes

Russia

627 of its 1,419 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Moscow accounted for 495 of Russia's 627 stories about harm, carried by 470 outlets. 415 of Moscow's 495 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (419 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

261 of its 530 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Copenhagen accounted for 254 of Denmark's 261 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

165 of its 195 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sirte accounted for 96 of Libya's 165 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Displacement

Germany

284 of its 747 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought and tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

296 of its 355 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mandalay accounted for 238 of Myanmar's 296 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

1,573 of its 5,618 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (483 stories). Road crashes were named in 233 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

155 of its 321 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

254 of its 802 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Marshall Islands

96 of its 99 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Majuro accounted for 90 of the Marshall Islands' 96 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

38 of its 41 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Norway (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Spain (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Costa Rica (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 23 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 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 1006 Oct: 23 in 1007 Oct: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 30,986 stories about harm among 115,547 counted on 7 Oct.

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In Russia, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 October 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. 27 in every 100 of the day's 115,547 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Marshall Islands97 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar83 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger69 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Madrid Spain288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 London UK216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1064 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1356 Grand Rapids US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readTaiwan: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAnn Arbor, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsDresden, Germany -- displacement: 36 stories, carried by 28 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 238 stories, carried by 202 outletsJiddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 153 stories, carried by 119 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsShahdara, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 13 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 ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ann Arbor US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Texas Department of Public Safety US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Dresden Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 36 stories ● Mandalay Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 238 stories ● Jiddah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 153 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 8,209 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice24% 7,454 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 6,570 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health15% 4,561 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,761 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 922 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 347 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 killed10,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,603 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,515 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees417 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● 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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