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46,541 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 illness in Havana, violence in Valletta and protests in Warsaw (Poland). Malta's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 66 in 100 of its 380 stories, usually 30
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Health

Cuba

339 of its 472 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Havana accounted for 322 of Cuba's 339 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (313 stories). Poisoning was named in 280 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

249 of its 380 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Valletta accounted for 147 of Malta's 249 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

121 of its 441 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 79 of Warsaw's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
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Health

Uganda

239 of its 400 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (147 stories). Ebola was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

283 of its 829 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 122 of Nairobi's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Madagascar

132 of its 153 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Antananarivo accounted for 77 of Madagascar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

163 of its 334 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (116 stories). Plane crash was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

164 of its 684 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 69 of Sao Paulo's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Displacement

Central African Republic

59 of its 83 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Uganda (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (102 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10020 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct19 Oct20 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 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 46,541 stories about harm among 215,976 counted on 19 Oct.

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In Cuba's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Cuba's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. of the day's 215,976 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar86 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Yemen81 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Niger79 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba72 in 100 of its 472 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2684 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Tulsa US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Gainesville US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 81 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vanuatu: 61 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uruguay: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)U.S. Virgin Islands: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 56 in 100 of its 969 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 60 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 819 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Togo: 66 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 35 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 909 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Spain: 28 in 100 of its 2,431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 76 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 31 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 2,465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 1,484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 2,501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 79 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malta: 66 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 49 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 86 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Macedonia: 47 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 829 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 1,878 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 920 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 72 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 49 in 100 of its 411 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 30 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 58 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 895 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nauru: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Niger 79 in 100 of its 420 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Madagascar 86 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly health ● Cuba 72 in 100 of its 472 stories · mostly health ● Somalia 76 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 81 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 895 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,520 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence20% 9,198 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,155 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,985 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,181 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,728 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 961 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 911 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 killed15,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,535 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees615 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations464 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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