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39,898 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 news turned to wildfires in Portugal, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and violence in Hodeida. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 51 in 100 of its 312 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words 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

104 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lisbon accounted for 96 of Portugal's 104 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Wildfires were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

294 of its 732 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 175 of Nairobi's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Poisoning was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

396 of its 484 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 261 of Yemen's 396 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

82 of its 131 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Dengue was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Jordan

158 of its 312 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Heavy rain was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,426 of its 2,452 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 726 of Israel's 1,426 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 400 of Jerusalem's 726 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

105 of its 263 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 52 of Crimea's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 774 of Saudi Arabia's 1,123 stories about harm, carried by 738 outlets. 410 of Riyadh's 774 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 129 of Syria's 223 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

145 of its 183 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 65 of Mezam's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Angola (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Jordan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Taiwan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Guam (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Central African Republic (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 39,898 stories about harm among 210,581 counted on 25 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,581 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Portugal's news mentioned wildfires about 5 times as often as usual. Portugal's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2017, 20 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 →

Congo90 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon79 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Somalia78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US939 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3562 Riyadh Saudi Arabia410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774 Jerusalem Israel400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 San Quentin US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Nairobi Kenya175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: 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 readTanzania: 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 lessPortugal: 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 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 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 lessNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 lessJordan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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 lessDR Congo: 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: 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 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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 readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNadda, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsPascagoula, US -- displacement: 65 stories, carried by 65 outletsAstana, Kazakhstan -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 17 outletsCounty Durham, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 45 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 28 outletsNadi, Fiji -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 120 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nadda India about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Pascagoula US about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 65 stories ● Astana Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,797 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,364 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,571 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,458 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,902 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,777 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,005 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 killed10,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,034 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations443 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill72 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 harsher 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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