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44,673 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 Juba, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and heavy rain in Bulgaria. Madagascar's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 74 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

320 of its 389 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Juba accounted for 271 of South Sudan's 320 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

892 of its 1,550 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 574 of Kenya's 892 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. 518 of Nairobi's 574 stories were about protests or strikes.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

89 of its 216 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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

Chile

104 of its 241 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

67 of its 83 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

113 of its 221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Central African Republic

111 of its 133 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangassou accounted for 69 of the Central African Republic's 111 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Morocco

76 of its 177 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

592 of its 1,081 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 377 of Istanbul's 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Mongolia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (46 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Italy (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10026 Sep3 Oct10 Oct17 Oct25 Oct26 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 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 44,673 stories about harm among 221,519 counted on 25 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 11 August 2017. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 221,519 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In South Sudan, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar87 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Central African Republic83 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given South Sudan82 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Niger78 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya518 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Washington US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2399 Istanbul Türkiye377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Dallas US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Piedmont US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessArgentina: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 74 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 52 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 1,081 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 48 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Togo: 71 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 886 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 35 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 510 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 82 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 35 in 100 of its 1,080 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 2,001 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 52 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 39 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 78 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 43 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 35 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Madagascar: 87 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 81 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 58 in 100 of its 1,550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 1,020 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hungary: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominica: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 51 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 43 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 39 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 83 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bulgaria: 41 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belize: 32 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 30 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 70 in 100 of its 568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Aruba: 91 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 74 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● South Sudan 82 in 100 of its 389 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Madagascar 87 in 100 of its 173 stories · mostly health ● Niger 78 in 100 of its 424 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 83 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Afghanistan 70 in 100 of its 568 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 510 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,252 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 9,589 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,954 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,118 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,704 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,473 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 858 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 killed12,565 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people affected5,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,482 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting refugees1,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions485 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people displaced416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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.