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26,356 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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Protests in Abd el-Krim (Morocco), deaths in Kathmandu and refugees in Cyprus drew the news. Guinea's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 78 in 100 of its 352 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

121 of its 166 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Abd el-Krim accounted for 111 of Morocco's 121 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Abd el-Krim's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Abd el-Krim stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

274 of its 352 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kathmandu accounted for 257 of Nepal's 274 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (255 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

98 of its 121 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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

China

40 of Beijing's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 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.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

110 of its 139 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (86 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.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

102 of its 111 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. San Salvador accounted for 96 of el Salvador's 102 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Hurricane was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

330 of its 464 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 281 of Indonesia's 330 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (150 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

150 of its 271 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

247 of its 532 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in El Salvador (101 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Afghanistan (149 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 26,356 stories about harm among 116,362 counted on 28 Oct.

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In Morocco, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 116,362 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 28 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea93 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador92 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Madrid Spain223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Piedmont US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Abd el-Krim Morocco111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 readGuatemala: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBeijing, China -- disasters & accidents: 73 stories, carried by 63 outletsDouglas County, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 37 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsVienna, Austria -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 40 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- health: 22 stories, carried by 115 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 18 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

● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Beijing China about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 73 stories ● Douglas County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,312 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence22% 5,633 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,834 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,800 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 718 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 327 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 killed8,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,748 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced320 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cuba and the US

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 harsher 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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