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37,373 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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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Sierra Leone, protests in Nador (Morocco) and violence in Kabul. Sierra Leone's coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 90 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

86 of its 116 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Freetown accounted for 78 of Sierra Leone's 86 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Road crashes were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

80 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 55 of Nador's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Nador stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

370 of its 467 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 203 of Afghanistan's 370 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Romania

206 of its 477 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 201 of Romania's 206 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Drought was named in 192 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Lithuania

374 of its 416 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Klaipeda accounted for 338 of Lithuania's 374 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Accidents were named in 190 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,227 of its 2,509 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (155 stories). Typhoon was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

115 of its 632 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). House fires were named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

61 of its 83 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

394 of its 556 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 104 of Ramallah's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

217 of its 232 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Kismayo accounted for 155 of Somalia's 217 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Lithuania (190 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in United Arab Emirates (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Zambia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Mexico (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 37,373 stories about harm among 196,990 counted on 2 Oct.

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In Sierra Leone, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 October 2017, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 196,990 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania90 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia89 in 100 of its 2,509 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua77 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 73 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US793 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1867 Jerusalem Israel271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Charlottesville US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Chicago US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Gaza Palestine136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: 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 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 readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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 lessGhana: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsSewol, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 69 stories, carried by 67 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 43 stories, carried by 39 outletsRiver Severn, UK -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 43 outletsGrand Canyon, US -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 65 outletsOrleans County, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsDungarpur, India -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 20 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Sewol South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 69 stories ● Waterloo Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● River Severn UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,944 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,185 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,947 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,266 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,855 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,308 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,143 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 838 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 killed10,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations565 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees471 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting people displaced379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.