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40,040 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 violence in Srebrenica, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and gas explosion in Ghana. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 68 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 55 of Bosnia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

104 of its 362 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 39 of Sao Paulo's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

305 of its 765 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Gas explosion was named in 167 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

El Salvador

42 of its 52 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. San Salvador accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

693 of its 1,216 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 357 of Israel's 693 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

239 of its 973 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Covid was named in 10 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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

268 of its 630 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 135 of Nairobi's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

64 of its 97 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

104 of its 124 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iceland (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (165 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Fiji (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
33 in 10020 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 40,040 stories about harm among 180,317 counted on 9 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Iceland's news. A year earlier, on 9 October 2016, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 180,317 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Congo84 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh72 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1621 Istanbul Türkiye150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Nairobi Kenya135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Madrid Spain122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Ankara Türkiye99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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 lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 readMontenegro: 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: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMinas Gerais, Brazil -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsBravalla, Sweden -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMandan, US -- disasters & accidents: 55 stories, carried by 57 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 54 outletsWest Virginia, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 45 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minas Gerais Brazil about 4 times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Bravalla Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Mandan US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 55 stories ● Alexandria Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,895 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,318 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence20% 7,891 stories · about as usual Health18% 7,269 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,272 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 703 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 killed13,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations848 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees753 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting abductions621 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US

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
● Feara little less than 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.