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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,213 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 Dakar (Senegal), violence in Raqqa and abductions in Canada. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 97 in 100 of its 1,700 stories, usually 62
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dakar accounted for 54 of Senegal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 53 of Dakar's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 50 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.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

616 of its 725 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 344 of Syria's 616 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

579 of its 2,281 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

601 of its 1,192 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Cyclone was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Somalia

1,653 of its 1,700 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 1,557 of Somalia's 1,653 stories about harm, carried by 1,238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,342 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

263 of its 373 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 263 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

316 of its 487 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 231 of Venezuela's 316 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

133 of its 272 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

50 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Warsaw's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

210 of its 385 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (2272 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Morocco (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Belgium (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in France (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 26,213 stories about harm among 106,569 counted on 15 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 106,569 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Senegal's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. In Senegal, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia97 in 100 of its 1,700 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica92 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 725 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1557 Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Raqqa Syria109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Barcelona Spain74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Tehran Iran69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualVienna, Austria -- displacement: 192 stories, carried by 205 outletsConnecticut, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 36 stories, carried by 28 outletsWichita, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsMission Beach, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 90 stories, carried by 73 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 23 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 192 stories ● Connecticut US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Brisbane Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Wichita US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 6,785 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence24% 6,272 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice21% 5,260 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health13% 3,445 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,380 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,129 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 738 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 640 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 killed10,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions458 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill88 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.