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54,061 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 Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), rights and justice in Asmara and violence in Sanaa drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 86 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Papua New Guinea

273 of its 335 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Manus Island accounted for 257 of Papua New Guinea's 273 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 184 of Manus Island's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Power cuts were named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Rights & justice

Eritrea

105 of its 181 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Asmara accounted for 102 of Eritrea's 105 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Asmara stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

216 of its 249 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 116 of Yemen's 216 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Congo

55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Tunisia

133 of its 153 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tunis accounted for 119 of Tunisia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 70 of Tunis' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

343 of its 400 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Tashkent's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

141 of its 303 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 56 of Lima's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

278 of its 574 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (203 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

119 of its 206 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Manama accounted for 87 of Bahrain's 119 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 68 of Manama's 87 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

255 of its 505 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Thailand (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (170 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 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 10026 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 54,061 stories about harm among 228,388 counted on 1 Nov.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 228,388 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. On 1 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 24 today. Papua New Guinea's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. Over October, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in October 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia87 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen87 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan86 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea81 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Madagascar80 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 68 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3312 London UK391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 998 Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3078 Miami US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1277 Manus Island Papua New Guinea184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: 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 lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelize: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: 33 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 87 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 86 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 51 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)US: 30 in 100 of its 81,452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 87 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 1,752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 47 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 81 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 78 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 37 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 80 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 51 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 1,257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 47 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Honduras: 62 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guyana: 37 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Caledonia: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Eritrea: 58 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 34 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 77 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 61 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brunei: 35 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bosnia: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahrain: 58 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Argentina: 48 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 53 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Uzbekistan 86 in 100 of its 400 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 87 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 81 in 100 of its 335 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Tunisia 87 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 519 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 76 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 15,261 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice27% 14,250 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,231 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,509 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,642 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,071 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,199 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,071 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 killed21,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured10,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations143 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.