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39,208 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 violence in Tunis, protests in Karbala (Iraq) and storms in Italy. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 89 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 25
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

337 of its 378 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tunis accounted for 330 of Tunisia's 337 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

232 of its 325 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Karbala accounted for 131 of Iraq's 232 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 89 of Karbala's 131 stories were about protests or strikes.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Karbala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

252 of its 1,225 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Storms were named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Switzerland

99 of its 420 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Libya

176 of its 202 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Sirte accounted for 111 of Libya's 176 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

388 of its 834 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Guam

44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

433 of its 902 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (233 stories).

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Health

Gambia

54 of its 116 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Guam (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nauru (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 39,208 stories about harm among 183,656 counted on 29 Oct.

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In Tunisia, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 183,656 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On 29 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia89 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Guam68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 27 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US634 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3071 Ramallah Palestine150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Squirrel Hill US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Colombo Sri Lanka108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Charlottesville US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 lessUkraine: 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 readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: 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 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: 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 lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: 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: 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 lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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 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): 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGuam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsLalibela, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 63 outletsTijuca, Brazil -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsFerozepur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsGrand Haven, US -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 28 outletsNevada, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsBirkenhead, UK -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 96 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Lalibela Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Tijuca Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Ferozepur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 10,093 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice26% 9,864 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 7,344 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,865 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,188 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 824 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 612 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 killed16,502 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured4,241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tunisia Stories reporting people affected4,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees814 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting abductions336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations158 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced149 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana

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.

● 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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