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37,677 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 rights and justice in Bratislava, violence in Yaounde and the tsunami in Chile. Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 87 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 10
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

71 of its 82 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bratislava accounted for 69 of Slovakia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

129 of its 187 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 103 of Cameroon's 129 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

98 of its 244 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Yemen

454 of its 535 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 201 of Yemen's 454 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Diphtheria was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

466 of its 713 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (357 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

136 of its 209 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 110 of Tanzania's 136 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

139 of its 174 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 100 of Sudan's 139 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories).

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Health

Uganda

117 of its 230 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

587 of its 1,562 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 267 of Islamabad's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 37,677 stories about harm among 194,610 counted on 2 Nov.

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Slovakia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 194,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Chile's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia87 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir71 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives70 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Tennessee US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Boston US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1889 London UK136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 805

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessCameroon: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsGongle, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsRhode Island, US -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 51 outletsYeovil, UK -- health: 46 stories, carried by 78 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlberto Fujimori, Peru -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 17 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Gongle China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories ● Yeovil UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 46 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,408 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,863 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,883 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,576 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,188 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 killed12,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting evacuations234 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 as 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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