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20,990 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 Athens (Greece), the drought in Sweden and the hurricane in Mexico. Armenia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 54 in 100 of its 427 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Greece

161 of its 273 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Athens accounted for 107 of Greece's 161 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 69 of Athens' 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Sweden

103 of its 236 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Stockholm accounted for 63 of Sweden's 103 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

231 of its 427 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hurricane was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge, flooding and storms.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

94 of its 169 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Azeri accounted for 46 of Armenia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

80 of its 123 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 80 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iran

74 of its 136 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

94 of its 249 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

86 of its 159 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Romania

50 of its 111 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,990 stories about harm among 80,267 counted on 7 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 80,267 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about 5 times as often as usual. On 8 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Greece59 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 Athens Greece69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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 readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- health: 63 stories, carried by 218 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsMiami, US -- health: 130 stories, carried by 197 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 24 outletsMontana, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 25 outletsHalesworth, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Miami US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 130 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 12,306 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice17% 3,586 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,888 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,245 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 243 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 killed5,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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