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47,108 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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Protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), landslides in Vietnam and violence in Islamabad drew the news. Vietnam's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 88 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 47
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

55 of its 80 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 48 of North Macedonia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Skopje's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

408 of its 839 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Landslides were named in 331 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,056 of its 2,058 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Islamabad accounted for 602 of Pakistan's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (338 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

240 of its 526 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

South Africa

564 of its 1,660 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 99 of Johannesburg's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

276 of its 874 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 109 of Nairobi's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (175 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

192 of its 218 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 186 of Tunisia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

534 of its 933 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (249 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

127 of its 153 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Guinea

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (174 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Liberia (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 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 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 47,108 stories about harm among 216,722 counted on 12 Oct.

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North Macedonia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Vietnam's news mentioned landslides about 8 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 216,722 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 →

Tunisia88 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar78 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2183 Charlottesville US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Las Vegas US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Sonoma US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1853 Madrid Spain151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 lessChad: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 readSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about twice its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualRome, Italy -- health: 141 stories, carried by 157 outletsSedalia, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsCattenom, France -- rights & justice: 89 stories, carried by 72 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKurram Agency, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsBambari, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 73 outletsBelgrade, -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 42 outletsRadhanpur, India -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Italy warmth about twice usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rome Italy about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 141 stories ● Sedalia US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Cattenom France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 89 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kurram Agency Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,616 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 10,306 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,112 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,411 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,525 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,265 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 945 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 killed14,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,854 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting evacuations1,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions887 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees637 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced347 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds 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 softer than 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.