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40,909 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 the avalanche in Uganda, arrests in Bulgaria and violence in San Salvador. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 83 in 100 of its 514 stories, usually 48
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

428 of its 514 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bududa accounted for 303 of Uganda's 428 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (405 stories). Avalanche was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bududa stories →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

256 of its 333 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Panama

Panama City accounted for 124 of Panama's 137 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (78 stories). Malaria was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

1,211 of its 1,837 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Izmir accounted for 807 of Türkiye's 1,211 stories about harm, carried by 840 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

468 of its 765 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Central African Republic

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

547 of its 1,472 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Food poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

151 of its 219 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Papua New Guinea (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Panama (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Puerto Rico (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
27 in 10017 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 Sep: 22 in 10014 Sep: 24 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 26 in 10017 Sep: 21 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 23 in 10023 Sep: 22 in 10024 Sep: 20 in 10025 Sep: 19 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 21 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 22 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 40,909 stories about harm among 195,105 counted on 12 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. 21 in every 100 of the day's 195,105 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the polio ran about 5 times their usual. Uganda stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. On 12 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda83 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo83 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 70 · mostly health El Salvador79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria77 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Yemen75 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mexico Beach US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2578 Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1439 Atlanta US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Albany County US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Riyadh Saudi Arabia197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualHarwood, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsMoredun, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsColorado, US -- disasters & accidents: 60 stories, carried by 58 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 69 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsBern, Switzerland -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 16 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Harwood Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Moredun Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 60 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,505 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents27% 10,713 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 7,766 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 4,329 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,081 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,491 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 775 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 killed12,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations2,159 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees489 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe

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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