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38,963 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 train derailment in Morocco, rights and justice in Banjul and protests in Valletta (Malta). the Gambia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGambia 71 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Morocco

280 of its 350 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Rabat accounted for 265 of Morocco's 280 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (248 stories). Train derailment was named in 230 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

162 of its 229 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Banjul accounted for 135 of the Gambia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. HIV was named in 152 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

67 of its 166 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Valletta's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

486 of its 966 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Nepal

194 of its 278 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 135 of Nepal's 194 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Earthquake was named in 142 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

318 of its 450 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Panama City accounted for 310 of Panama's 318 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

512 of its 1,933 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

286 of its 365 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Angola

80 of its 128 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

147 of its 238 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 73 of Havana's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Czechia (201 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (142 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Oman (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Italy (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 38,963 stories about harm among 201,957 counted on 16 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 201,957 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Morocco stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 16 October 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco80 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 365 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia71 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Panama71 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1489 Riyadh Saudi Arabia198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 791 Jerusalem Israel160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Boston US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Berlin Germany84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 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 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 lessGreece: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 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 lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualLulakdan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 63 outletsBrattleboro, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsMilwaukee, US -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 114 stories, carried by 99 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 95 stories, carried by 87 outletsAhvaz, Iran -- conflict & violence: 91 stories, carried by 111 outletsLouth, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsSkibo Castle, UK -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 18 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 one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lulakdan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 68 stories ● Brattleboro US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Milwaukee US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Seoul South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 114 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 95 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,379 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,901 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,454 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 4,823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,252 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,391 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,259 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 737 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 killed11,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,552 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people injured2,217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Morocco Stories reporting abductions581 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees417 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Angola Stories reporting evacuations348 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced239 at about half the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at less than a quarter 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 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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