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42,239 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 violence in Tunis, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and rights and justice in Riyadh. Denmark's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 80 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

138 of its 172 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tunis accounted for 129 of Tunisia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Denmark

141 of its 456 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 117 of Copenhagen's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 407 of Saudi Arabia's 509 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (335 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

509 of its 1,394 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (408 stories). Landslides were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tornadoes and storm surge.

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

South Sudan

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 87 of South Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

542 of its 1,946 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 123 of Abuja's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

531 of its 1,116 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Typhoon was named in 382 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, storm surge and cyclone.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

624 of its 2,000 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

55 of its 82 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Darfur accounted for 39 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mali

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (382 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (520 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mali (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in China (96 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 42,239 stories about harm among 199,350 counted on 30 Oct.

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Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,350 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Tunisia stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 30 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Northern Mariana Islands90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly shelter & services South Sudan85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia80 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US810 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3121 Riyadh Saudi Arabia188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Jerusalem Israel143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Squirrel Hill US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Abuja Nigeria123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 lessRussia: 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 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about three times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNorthern Mariana Islands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 114 stories, carried by 166 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 84 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 58 outletsLalibela, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsKedarnath, India -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsNevada, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsRochester, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsSuzhou, China -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 68 stories, carried by 89 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

● Spain warmth about three times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Barcelona Spain about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 114 stories ● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories ● Darfur Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Lalibela Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Kedarnath India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,626 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,754 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 7,918 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,164 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,723 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,601 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 710 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 killed16,714 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected4,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,575 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations298 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill65 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.