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46,182 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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Violence in Bihac, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and people killed in Rwanda drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 65 in 100 of its 453 stories, usually 33
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bihac accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 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.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

277 of its 587 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Harare accounted for 229 of Zimbabwe's 277 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 145 of Harare's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (125 stories).

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Rwanda

57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

145 of its 222 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Sofia accounted for 109 of Bulgaria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

314 of its 587 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Moldova

15 of its 29 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

113 of its 207 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

127 of its 204 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

100 of its 181 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 56 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Moldova (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 46,182 stories about harm among 209,903 counted on 11 Oct.

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In Rwanda's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 209,903 stories, above the usual 21. Bosnia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 11 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo70 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Rwanda66 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1418 Manhattan US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Riyadh Saudi Arabia222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Harare Zimbabwe145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: 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 lessChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about twice its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualGenesee County, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 88 stories, carried by 89 outletsSmarden, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 45 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 31 outletsLake Victoria, Tanzania -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- displacement: 38 stories, carried by 33 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

● Tanzania warmth about twice usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Genesee County US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Michigan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 88 stories ● Smarden UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 14,158 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 11,935 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 8,814 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 4,359 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,195 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,478 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,437 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,150 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 killed12,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,083 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced286 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia and the US

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 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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