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10,604 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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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), rights and justice in Dhaka and people injured in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 88 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 52
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

171 of its 195 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 128 of Haiti's 171 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 67 of Port-au-Prince's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Hunger was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

109 of its 193 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

India

911 of its 2,327 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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

Lebanon

55 of its 84 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beirut accounted for 44 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 29 of Beirut's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

35 of Paris' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Rights & justice

Venezuela

60 of its 88 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 44 of Venezuela's 60 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

151 of its 206 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 86 of Afghanistan's 151 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 32 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Marib accounted for 23 of Yemen's 31 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (88 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 26 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 10,604 stories about harm among 41,940 counted on 17 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. 25 in every 100 of the day's 41,940 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 9 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti88 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir74 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela68 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Port-au-Prince Haiti67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Los Angeles US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Beirut Lebanon29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readOman: warmth about its own usualSandhurst, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 14 stories, carried by 32 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 33 stories, carried by 24 outletsBoise, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Sandhurst UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 5,237 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 1,838 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,183 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence11% 1,176 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 387 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 334 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 165 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 killed2,934 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions190 at about three times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and India Stories reporting evacuations53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.