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14,699 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 Warsaw (Poland), violence in Peshawar and people injured in Ireland. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 44 in 100 of its 592 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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 →
Protests & strikes

Poland

50 of its 96 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Warsaw accounted for 33 of Poland's 50 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 23 of Warsaw's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

270 of its 514 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Peshawar accounted for 137 of Pakistan's 270 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Health

Ireland

202 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Tanzania

48 of its 92 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Dar es Salaam's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

361 of its 831 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 94 of Lagos' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 38 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

84 of its 124 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Luanda's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

4 of Kumba's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (61 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 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 27 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 14,699 stories about harm among 55,886 counted on 27 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 55,886 stories, as usual. Mentions of tropical storm ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 28 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Poland stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan53 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania52 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Poland52 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Philadelphia US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Lagos Nigeria94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Paris France63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSag Harbor, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 34 outletsKolkata, India -- health: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 40 outletsKhost, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 34 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsAlmaty, Kazakhstan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 22 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sag Harbor US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Kolkata India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Khost Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● English Channel UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 8,114 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,659 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,418 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,203 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 319 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 190 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 159 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 killed3,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,024 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations167 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.