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25,262 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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Landslides in Indonesia, road crashes in Oman and violence in Luhansk drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 94 in 100 of its 2,103 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,975 of its 2,103 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Donggala accounted for 991 of Indonesia's 1,975 stories about harm, carried by 1,211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,115 stories). Landslides were named in 267 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Donggala stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

89 of its 139 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Salalah accounted for 85 of Oman's 89 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (86 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Salalah stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

163 of its 257 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Health

Uganda

174 of its 230 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Ebola was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Israel

673 of its 1,078 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 155 of Jerusalem's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (545 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

345 of its 734 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 123 of Tehran's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

389 of its 1,393 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 167 of Moscow's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

379 of its 858 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 266 of Barcelona's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories).

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Chad

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (66 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Syria (209 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Norway (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Sep. 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 25,262 stories about harm among 115,019 counted on 29 Sep.

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In Indonesia, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 115,019 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. On 29 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia94 in 100 of its 2,103 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Micronesia87 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar83 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Libya80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda76 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US823 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1249 Barcelona Spain266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Moscow Russia167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Jerusalem Israel155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Unrwa Palestine144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

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 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: 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 readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readMicronesia: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about twice its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLouisiana, US -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 29 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 36 outletsBrattleboro, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 30 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 63 stories, carried by 52 outletsUnrwa, Palestine -- displacement: 222 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- displacement: 32 stories, carried by 22 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 117 stories, carried by 86 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 97 stories, carried by 95 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

● Libya warmth about twice usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Louisiana US about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 25 stories ● Tripoli Libya about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Brattleboro US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Melbourne Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories ● Unrwa Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 222 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 7,949 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,168 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,484 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,304 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,119 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 310 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 killed8,776 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured3,555 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about half the usual rate · most about Japan and Micronesia Stories reporting people displaced205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting abductions163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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