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19,184 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 Port-au-Prince (Haiti), violence in Jammu and people affected in Tunisia. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 90 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 54
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Haiti

167 of its 186 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 128 of Haiti's 167 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. 79 of Port-au-Prince's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

39 of its 73 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 30 of Venezuela's 39 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 18 of Caracas' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

54 of its 103 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beirut accounted for 45 of Lebanon's 54 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 30 of Beirut's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

61 of its 99 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tigray accounted for 39 of Ethiopia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

86 of its 173 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Covid was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

23 of Dhaka's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Malawi

24 of its 54 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Iraq (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Italy (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (120 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 19,184 stories about harm among 77,567 counted on 18 Oct.

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Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. of the day's 77,567 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Haiti. In Iraq's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti90 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir72 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia58 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 Port-au-Prince Haiti79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Chicago US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Hollywood US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: 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: 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: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 33 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 72 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 39 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 37 stories, carried by 34 outletsNantwich, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 160 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 10,406 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,307 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,665 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,632 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 753 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 423 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 224 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 killed4,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about three times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees101 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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