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42,322 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, a disaster in Jakarta and violence in Manama. Bahrain's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 77 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cuba

317 of its 492 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 232 of Cuba's 317 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone, tuberculosis and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

440 of its 657 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jakarta accounted for 392 of Indonesia's 440 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Bahrain

68 of its 122 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Manama accounted for 57 of Bahrain's 68 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Belgium

155 of its 332 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Gucht accounted for 146 of Belgium's 155 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bangassou accounted for 56 of the Central African Republic's 81 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

498 of its 738 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (303 stories). Power cuts were named in 262 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.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

117 of its 151 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

275 of its 994 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 123 of Seoul's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

141 of its 304 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 97 of Beirut's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Bangladesh (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Côte d’Ivoire (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 42,322 stories about harm among 203,736 counted on 27 Oct.

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Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 203,736 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. On 27 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Cuba's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Mali77 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 793 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kisumu Kenya281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2115 Madrid Spain169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Piedmont US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Nairobi Kenya135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 readComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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 lessAntigua & 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 46 outletsAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorfolk, US -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 144 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsWisconsin, US -- displacement: 70 stories, carried by 69 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 15 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Aguelhok Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Norfolk US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 109 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,961 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 9,435 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,590 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,746 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,649 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 979 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 975 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 killed12,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,937 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations315 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half 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 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.