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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 →
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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
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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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: 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 readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRoanoke County, US -- health: 48 stories, carried by 48 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 168 stories, carried by 153 outletsBattle Mountain, US -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- shelter & services: 27 stories, carried by 20 outletsBeersheba, Israel -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 31 outletsLlangammarch Wells, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 85 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Roanoke County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 168 stories ● Battle Mountain US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Aleppo Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Toowoomba Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 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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