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40,932 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 illness in Dakar, violence in Ouagadougou and arrests in Indonesia. Senegal's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Zimbabwe → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 58 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Senegal

52 of its 73 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dakar accounted for 49 of Senegal's 52 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Ebola was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

184 of its 185 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Ouagadougou accounted for 96 of Burkina Faso's 184 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,212 of its 1,584 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (363 stories). Plague was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

173 of its 195 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 155 of Somalia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 113 of Mogadishu's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Maldives

136 of its 162 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

444 of its 1,155 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (226 stories). Accidents were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Congo

63 of its 78 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gabon

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 10 of Libreville's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

82 of its 176 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 15 of Havana's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

309 of its 796 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Niger (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Germany (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Poland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Maldives (38 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 40,932 stories about harm among 210,919 counted on 4 Oct.

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Senegal's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 210,919 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Zimbabwe.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso99 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia89 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives84 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Indonesia77 in 100 of its 1,584 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2481 Los Angeles US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Jerusalem Israel141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Mogadishu Somalia113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Delhi India107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 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 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualGabon: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCallaway County, US -- shelter & services: 110 stories, carried by 134 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 39 stories, carried by 37 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 23 outletsKnox County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsBusan, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsDakar, Senegal -- health: 49 stories, carried by 82 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsBurlington, Canada -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 77 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● DR Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Callaway County US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 110 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Knox County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Busan South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,251 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health25% 9,911 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,552 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 4,897 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,308 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 935 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed10,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations605 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees448 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill319 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting abductions285 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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 softer than 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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