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21,743 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 the typhoon in Taiwan, rights and justice in Kuopio and violence in Mogadishu. Finland's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 64 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

211 of its 330 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Nanfangao accounted for 160 of Taiwan's 211 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Typhoon was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and bridge collapse.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Nanfangao stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

131 of its 227 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Kuopio accounted for 99 of Finland's 131 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Kuopio stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

86 of its 106 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mogadishu accounted for 44 of Somalia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

68 of its 184 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 28 of Lima's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Morocco

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Rabat accounted for 27 of Morocco's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 16 of Rabat's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

102 of its 164 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 65 of Iraq's 102 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 53 of Baghdad's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan accounted for 116 of Hong Kong's 153 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 111 of Tsuen Wan's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

55 of its 185 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 15 of Yaounde's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Ireland (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Morocco (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Portugal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Jamaica (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,743 stories about harm among 126,269 counted on 1 Oct.

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Taiwan stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan. of the day's 126,269 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 1 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Over September, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in September 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan64 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Baghdad Iraq53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 47 outletsStanford, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnn Arbor, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Stanford US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 6,020 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice28% 5,964 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,741 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence11% 2,329 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 833 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 536 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 killed5,121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,304 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting refugees257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.