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26,582 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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Protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), deaths in Mopti and rights and justice in Yaounde drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Israel → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 93 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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 →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

115 of its 124 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 59 of Guatemala City's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mali

123 of its 136 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mopti accounted for 116 of Mali's 123 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

84 of its 89 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 66 of Cameroon's 84 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,304 of its 1,821 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,099 stories). Power cuts were named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Albania

93 of its 245 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

631 of its 1,282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (403 stories). Plague was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

376 of its 474 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 225 of Afghanistan's 376 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

150 of its 185 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Cyclone was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

79 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Santiago's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in El Salvador (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Yemen (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Northern Mariana Islands (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 26,582 stories about harm among 114,128 counted on 27 Oct.

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Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 114,128 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon94 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador93 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala93 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 29 · mostly food & livelihood Mali90 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 42 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US475 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1572 Jerusalem Israel161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Gaza Palestine156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Miami US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Manhattan US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessCambodia: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about twice its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about twice its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBucharest, Romania -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsMopti, Mali -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 116 stories, carried by 172 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 11 outletsYaounde, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 104 outletsNevada, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsKerala, India -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 42 outletsLittle Bear Peak, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 31 outletsCounty Durham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 124 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 twice usual ● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Taiwan warmth about twice usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador 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 · 32 stories ● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 116 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Yaounde Cameroon about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 7,518 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice29% 7,496 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,456 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,819 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 558 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 482 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 killed9,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests4,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,976 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees861 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and Israel Stories reporting people displaced246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations179 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more than 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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