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47,232 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 a disaster in Jakarta, illness in Gucht and violence in Kiev. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Finland →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFinland 55 in 100 of its 646 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

863 of its 1,217 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 724 of Indonesia's 863 stories about harm, carried by 715 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (711 stories). Building collapse was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

Belgium

284 of its 498 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Gucht accounted for 268 of Belgium's 284 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Gucht stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

246 of its 433 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kiev accounted for 177 of Ukraine's 246 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

1,050 of its 1,875 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 589 of Kisumu's 660 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Power cuts were named in 375 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Kisumu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Finland

355 of its 646 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (240 stories). Train derailment was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

128 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Aitape accounted for 98 of Papua New Guinea's 128 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iceland

43 of its 126 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 30 of Reykjavik's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

94 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 45 of Addis Ababa's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

175 of its 325 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

106 of its 165 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Finland (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Armenia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Equatorial Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iceland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Netherlands (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 47,232 stories about harm among 229,532 counted on 26 Oct.

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Kenya's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Finland. In Indonesia, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 229,532 stories, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic90 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Niger77 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar77 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Yemen76 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kisumu Kenya589 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Washington US239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3023 Istanbul Türkiye191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Piedmont US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Nairobi Kenya142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 lessTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 lessPapua 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 readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about twice its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 47 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- other: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 19 outletsFairbanks, US -- health: 52 stories, carried by 51 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 28 outletsCopper Lake, US -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 68 stories, carried by 61 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Venezuela warmth about twice usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 29 stories ● Aguelhok Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Fairbanks US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,765 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health24% 11,212 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 8,508 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 7,239 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,750 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,601 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,017 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 killed14,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,591 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Iraq Stories reporting abductions493 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations300 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill207 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

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 softer 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.