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24,588 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 Cairo, a disaster in Mexico City and protests in the Syrian Desert (Iraq). Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 57 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 13
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

234 of its 427 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cairo accounted for 146 of Egypt's 234 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

345 of its 760 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mexico City accounted for 281 of Mexico's 345 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (294 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

523 of its 940 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 97 of the Syrian Desert's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Syrian Desert stories →
Rights & justice

China

305 of its 1,442 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Meningitis was named in 16 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.

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

Malta

147 of its 256 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bidnija accounted for 132 of Malta's 147 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 120 of Bidnija's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

974 of its 1,036 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Mogadishu accounted for 922 of Somalia's 974 stories about harm, carried by 732 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

258 of its 831 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 137 of Paris' 177 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 156 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 119 of Ghouta's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Czechia

95 of its 168 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

170 of its 300 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Doha accounted for 118 of Qatar's 170 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Israel (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 24,588 stories about harm among 103,658 counted on 29 Oct.

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Brazil's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 103,658 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 29 October 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Egypt's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 85 · mostly conflict & violence Libya92 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 405 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 922 Madrid Spain286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Nairobi Kenya143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Long Island US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Paris France137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 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 readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLos Alamos, US -- disasters & accidents: 63 stories, carried by 65 outletsOrange County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 104 stories, carried by 131 outletsReykjavik, Iceland -- disasters & accidents: 67 stories, carried by 71 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsAung Hlaing, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsShanghai, China -- rights & justice: 133 stories, carried by 135 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 27 outletsNorway House, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 19 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

● Iceland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malta warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Los Alamos US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 63 stories ● Orange County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 104 stories ● Reykjavik Iceland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 67 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Aung Hlaing Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 6,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 5,578 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 5,366 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health16% 3,842 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 800 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 380 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 killed8,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced369 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations187 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about half the usual rate · most about India 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
● Griefa little more 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.