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20,431 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 protests in Santiago (Chile), deaths in Jakarta and rights and justice in Kampala. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 53 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Chile

104 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 83 of Chile's 104 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 74 of Santiago's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

212 of its 432 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 131 of Indonesia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Flu was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

64 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 64 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ethiopia

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 24 of Addis Ababa's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

208 of its 308 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 159 of Iraq's 208 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. 148 of Baghdad's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

50 of Moscow's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

34 of its 81 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Japan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in China (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 20,431 stories about harm among 120,688 counted on 25 Oct.

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The news turned to Chile for the seventh day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,688 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Chile's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq68 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Chile53 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Baghdad Iraq148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Santiago Chile74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Beijing China72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: 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 lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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 lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualOromo, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKartarpur, India -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 32 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 50 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 159 stories, carried by 466 outletsSochi, Russia -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 26 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

● Oromo Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kartarpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,347 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health25% 4,994 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,502 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,272 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,094 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 795 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 387 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 killed5,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations373 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill43 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 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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