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43,240 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 news turned to rights and justice in Mulanje, livelihoods in Budapest and a disaster in Tunis. Kenya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 59 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 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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Rights & justice

Malawi

117 of its 197 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mulanje accounted for 66 of Malawi's 117 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories → Mulanje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

55 of its 74 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 37 of Tunisia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

369 of its 1,121 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Rwanda

159 of its 245 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

217 of its 689 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Gas explosion was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

49 of its 191 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tonga

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

121 of its 416 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Namibia

33 of its 126 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Fiji (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Taiwan (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Tonga (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
29 in 10020 in 10011 Sep18 Sep25 Sep2 Oct10 Oct11 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 10010 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 43,240 stories about harm among 199,368 counted on 10 Oct.

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Of the day's 199,368 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. On 10 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo76 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia74 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh73 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Myanmar67 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda65 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1157 Barcelona Spain171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Cairo Egypt121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Madrid Spain106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Paris France102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNebraska, US -- health: 53 stories, carried by 55 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsDongara, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 35 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsBali, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsSittwe, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 15 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● DR Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 53 stories ● South Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Dongara Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories ● Oslo Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 10,285 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 9,969 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,494 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,676 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,430 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 740 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 killed14,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations2,009 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees884 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about the usual rate

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
● 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.