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26,124 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 news turned to protests in Berlin (Germany), rights and justice in Amhara and violence in Cairo. Egypt's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the Philippines → 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 73 in 100 of its 401 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Germany

251 of its 724 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 69 of Berlin's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

119 of its 168 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Amhara accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

413 of its 578 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 254 of Egypt's 413 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (352 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Zambia

32 of its 70 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

China

50 of Beijing's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

585 of its 987 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Cholera was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, ebola and plague.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 16 of Minsk's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

619 of its 2,265 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Typhoon was named in 529 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

768 of its 1,817 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (142 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

749 of its 930 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 463 of Syria's 749 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (529 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (405 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 26,124 stories about harm among 105,979 counted on 22 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 105,979 stories, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the Philippines. In Germany, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Portugal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 930 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Malta73 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011 Raqqa Syria205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Kremlin Russia137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Madrid Spain99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Jerusalem Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 readPakistan: 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 lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMontreal, Canada -- health: 38 stories, carried by 19 outletsKirby Misperton, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 147 outletsChapel Hill, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsMercer County, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 51 outletsPrague, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 25 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 75 stories, carried by 66 outletsGlasgow, UK -- other: 27 stories, carried by 93 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Montreal Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Kirby Misperton UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Chapel Hill US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Mercer County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Prague Czechia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,792 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 6,607 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,052 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,065 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 896 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 303 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 killed8,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions611 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting evacuations271 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.