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39,668 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 earthquake in Greece, illness in Lubumbashi and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 70 in 100 of its 780 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

549 of its 780 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Zakynthos accounted for 360 of Greece's 549 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 436 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and respiratory illness.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Zakynthos stories →
Health

DR Congo

62 of its 72 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Lubumbashi accounted for 56 of the DR Congo's 62 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Meningitis was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and hiv.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Lubumbashi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

180 of its 205 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 120 of Yemen's 180 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Austria

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

1,362 of its 2,386 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

79 of its 135 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

193 of its 311 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

139 of its 228 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 139 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

183 of its 259 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 152 of Venezuela's 183 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 116 of Caracas' 152 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Chile

87 of its 246 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Congo (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Guatemala (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Portugal (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 39,668 stories about harm among 197,130 counted on 26 Oct.

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In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,130 stories, as usual. Greece's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 26 October 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Northern Mariana Islands91 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Guatemala78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 28 · mostly food & livelihood Somalia73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US551 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3141 Riyadh Saudi Arabia258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 San Francisco US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Tulkarm Palestine123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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 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: 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: 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 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 lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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 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: 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 lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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 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 lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about three times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorthern Mariana Islands: warmth about its own usualBucharest, Romania -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 114 stories, carried by 175 outletsAstana, Kazakhstan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsRettenbach, Austria -- other: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsShawnee County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 187 stories, carried by 149 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 27 stories, carried by 19 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

● Romania warmth about three times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bucharest Romania about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 114 stories ● Astana Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Rettenbach Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,029 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,954 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health20% 7,919 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,029 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,138 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed10,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,267 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people affected4,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations393 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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
● Feara little more 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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