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45,486 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 rights and justice in Vienna, people killed in Madagascar and protests in Kigali (Rwanda). Madagascar's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 52 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Rights & justice

Austria

162 of its 311 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vienna accounted for 120 of Austria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Madagascar

165 of its 210 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (160 stories). Ebola was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

99 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 39 of Kigali's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

135 of its 377 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cuba

328 of its 477 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Havana accounted for 306 of Cuba's 328 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Antarctica

41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Extreme cold was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

94 of its 289 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Mong Kok's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

92 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Mogadishu accounted for 79 of Somalia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

473 of its 1,934 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (255 stories). Typhoon was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

448 of its 955 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 245 of Nairobi's 269 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (338 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Antarctica (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 45,486 stories about harm among 204,215 counted on 13 Oct.

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In Austria, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 204,215 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Madagascar's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. On 13 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement Madagascar79 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 756 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2242 Hollywood US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 700 Charlottesville US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Paris France154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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 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 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 readSouth 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: 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 lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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 usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreen Bay, US -- health: 57 stories, carried by 52 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 120 stories, carried by 103 outletsAylesbury, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsVermont, US -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 30 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 61 stories, carried by 57 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 290 stories, carried by 403 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 10 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Green Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 120 stories ● Aylesbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 9,982 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,557 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,376 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,510 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,228 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,174 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 killed14,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,668 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting evacuations626 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions625 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees503 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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