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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,955 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 the hurricane in Portugal, protests in Lucapa (Angola) and people injured in Italy. Yemen's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 363 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

282 of its 363 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lisbon accounted for 231 of Portugal's 282 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Hurricane was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone, power cuts and heatwave.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

47 of its 57 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 45 of Lucapa's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Lucapa stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

230 of its 640 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Malaria was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

264 of its 280 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 203 of Yemen's 264 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (225 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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

Somalia

328 of its 349 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mogadishu accounted for 223 of Somalia's 328 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

336 of its 408 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (242 stories). Avalanche was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Algeria

69 of its 81 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 68 of Algeria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

730 of its 1,021 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

275 of its 390 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Panama City accounted for 267 of Panama's 275 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

243 of its 338 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. San Salvador accounted for 222 of el Salvador's 243 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Honduras (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (102 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Oman (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 23,955 stories about harm among 101,604 counted on 14 Oct.

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In Portugal, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 24 in every 100 of the day's 101,604 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 14 October 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Bulgaria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia94 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Algeria85 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Angola82 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Madison County US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Jerusalem Israel153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Kremlin Russia138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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 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 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsSchoharie, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 199 stories, carried by 201 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 113 stories, carried by 157 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 211 stories, carried by 194 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 39 outletsCheltenham, UK -- food & livelihood: 24 stories, carried by 60 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Arizona US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Schoharie US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 199 stories ● Rome Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 113 stories ● Caracas Venezuela about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Sao Paulo Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,074 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,409 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,891 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 3,665 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,874 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 421 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 408 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 killed8,453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people affected3,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,032 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations707 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees194 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced149 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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.