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39,544 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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A disaster in Taipei, rights and justice in Riyadh and people injured in Lebanon drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 74 in 100 of its 354 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

335 of its 656 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 262 of Taiwan's 335 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

2,450 of its 4,973 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Riyadh accounted for 1,571 of Saudi Arabia's 2,450 stories about harm, carried by 1,068 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

78 of its 222 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Food poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Morocco

150 of its 230 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Rabat accounted for 136 of Morocco's 150 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

105 of its 321 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,488 of its 2,594 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (54 stories). Storm surge was named in 565 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Madagascar

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kiribati

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Honduras

91 of its 176 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Mexico (565 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Norway (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Madagascar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 39,544 stories about harm among 203,832 counted on 23 Oct.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Taiwan. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,832 stories, as usual. Mentions of the cholera ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news. In Taiwan, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 23 October 2017, 22 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 →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia74 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Morocco65 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US429 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1653 Bedford US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Riyadh Saudi Arabia351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1571 New York US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Atlanta US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259

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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: 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: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWuhan, China -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsSylvania, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 40 outletsGreenville, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 33 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 94 stories, carried by 145 outletsSwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wuhan China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 21 stories ● Sylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Greenville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,613 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health26% 10,031 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,779 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 5,476 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,222 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,119 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,091 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 571 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 killed10,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,487 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions575 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations239 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Mexico and France Stories reporting people displaced236 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about the usual rate

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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