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22,212 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 rights and justice in Stutthof, protests in Conakry (Guinea) and people injured in Saudi Arabia. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 39 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Rights & justice

Poland

64 of its 163 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Stutthof accounted for 46 of Poland's 64 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Stutthof stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Conakry accounted for 15 of Guinea's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 15 of Conakry's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

156 of its 386 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

296 of its 867 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 71 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 37 of Baghdad's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

173 of its 685 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 80 of Barcelona's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (65 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

26 of its 84 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

54 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Nigeria (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (263 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 22,212 stories about harm among 128,630 counted on 17 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 128,630 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Poland stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. A year earlier, on 17 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq66 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya58 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Barcelona Spain80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Beijing China79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Mong Kok Hong Kong63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

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 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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 lessMorocco: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsChattanooga, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 220 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsYenagoa, Nigeria -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKelowna, Canada -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 11 outletsAyodhya, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Chattanooga US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Yenagoa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,334 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,538 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,429 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,239 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,143 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 502 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 killed4,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● 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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