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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,565 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 Mogadishu, protests in Bafilo (Togo) and people killed in Portugal. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 61 in 100 of its 857 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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 →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

811 of its 901 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 751 of Somalia's 811 stories about harm, carried by 535 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (184 stories). Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Togo

69 of its 72 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 8 of Bafilo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Togo over 30 days → its stories → Bafilo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

274 of its 490 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mali

92 of its 137 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Malta

520 of its 857 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 382 of Malta's 520 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

271 of its 295 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Bayda accounted for 134 of Yemen's 271 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

626 of its 991 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (279 stories). Accidents were named in 116 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

791 of its 2,022 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 256 of Barcelona's 364 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (559 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

75 of its 151 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 57 of Casablanca's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

701 of its 1,841 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (378 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Fiji (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Türkiye (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Egypt (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iraq (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 49,565 stories about harm among 219,789 counted on 17 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 219,789 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Fiji's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 17 October 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Somalia's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 77%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Togo96 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Yemen92 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia90 in 100 of its 901 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 1,102 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,602 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Hollywood US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Washington US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2734 Ashland US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Madrid Spain144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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: 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 readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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 lessRomania: 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 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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 readKenya: 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: 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: 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 readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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 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 usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualNasarawa, Nigeria -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsZhongxun, China -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsNijeberkoop, Netherlands -- displacement: 42 stories, carried by 45 outletsGenesee County, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 46 outletsGainesville, US -- rights & justice: 91 stories, carried by 128 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 96 stories, carried by 87 outletsDausa, India -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsTumaco, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 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

● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nasarawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Zhongxun China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Nijeberkoop Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 42 stories ● Genesee County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Gainesville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 91 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 12,575 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,397 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 9,309 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 8,648 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,598 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,637 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,036 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 killed17,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees858 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.