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39,777 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 news turned to rights and justice in Oslo, protests in Sinjar (Iraq) and deaths in Vilnius. Norway's coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 52 in 100 of its 597 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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 →
Rights & justice

Norway

310 of its 597 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Oslo accounted for 203 of Norway's 310 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

773 of its 855 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 69 of Sinjar's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 235 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Sinjar stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lithuania

89 of its 117 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Vilnius accounted for 67 of Lithuania's 89 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

150 of its 174 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 122 of Somalia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Korea

305 of its 961 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 130 of Seoul's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

212 of its 655 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Stockholm's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

201 of its 657 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 67 of Sao Paulo's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Drought was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Central African Republic

60 of its 69 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangui accounted for 43 of the Central African Republic's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Rights & justice

Congo

275 of its 303 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

92 of its 144 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 34 of Havana's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 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 5 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 39,777 stories about harm among 195,739 counted on 5 Oct.

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In Norway, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 195,739 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. In Iraq's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 5 October 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritania96 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Congo91 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq90 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia86 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2506 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3693 Chicago US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Los Angeles US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Beijing China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Seoul South Korea130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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 lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about twice its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about twice its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualScalloway, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 126 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 203 stories, carried by 287 outletsPanzi, DR Congo -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 61 outletsDakhil, Iraq -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 28 outletsLalish, Iraq -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 18 outletsSochi, Russia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 101 outletsLittle Rock, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsWorcester, US -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 39 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

● Congo warmth about twice usual ● Norway warmth about twice usual ● Iraq warmth about twice usual ● DR Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Scalloway UK about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 203 stories ● Panzi DR Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Dakhil Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Lalish Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 15,167 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 8,055 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,676 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 4,971 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,371 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,094 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 757 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 killed9,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,849 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting abductions406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced334 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations281 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill80 at about two-thirds 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 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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