← 30 Oct Wednesday 31 October 2018 · to 23:59 UTC 1 Nov →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
41,182 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.

How to read these numbers →

Protests in Bamenda (Cameroon), violence in Juba and rights and justice in Tirana drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 88 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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 →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

215 of its 280 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bamenda accounted for 165 of Cameroon's 215 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 139 of Bamenda's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Sudan

229 of its 265 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 209 of South Sudan's 229 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

543 of its 1,177 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (298 stories). Typhoon was named in 357 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche and tropical storm.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

443 of its 928 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 336 of Iran's 443 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 175 of Tehran's 336 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

831 of its 1,805 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 329 of Islamabad's 490 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

612 of its 737 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 481 of Afghanistan's 612 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

28 of its 52 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 21 of Tashkent's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

154 of its 392 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

301 of its 1,160 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms, power cuts and tsunami.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in New Zealand (123 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (168 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Angola (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1002 Oct9 Oct16 Oct23 Oct31 Oct2 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 21 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 22 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 23 in 10014 Oct: 24 in 10015 Oct: 20 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 19 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 21 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 23 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 41,182 stories about harm among 205,109 counted on 31 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

20 in every 100 of the day's 205,109 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 31 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala88 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan86 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 737 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon77 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Sudan76 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1074 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2328 Squirrel Hill US469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Islamabad Pakistan329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Tehran Iran175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Jerusalem Israel153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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 lessPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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 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 lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times 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 one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 50 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 209 stories, carried by 289 outletsMirjaveh, Iran -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLuhansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 29 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 126 stories, carried by 112 outletsPiedmont, US -- rights & justice: 156 stories, carried by 31 outletsGrand Haven, US -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 10 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Darfur Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 209 stories ● Mirjaveh Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Luhansk Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,356 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,507 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,953 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,157 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,953 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,455 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,167 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 895 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 killed16,024 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,114 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions260 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations214 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.