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10,632 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 day's news pointed at the earthquake in Taiwan, violence in Kampala and rights and justice in Tehran. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 66 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

55 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 50 of Taiwan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 35 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.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

80 of its 122 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 66 of Uganda's 80 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

74 of its 136 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Yemen

Marib accounted for 15 of Yemen's 21 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

67 of its 135 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Health

Singapore

46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Africa

153 of its 347 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in US (87 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,632 stories about harm among 41,124 counted on 24 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. of the day's 41,124 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Taiwan's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda66 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Singapore53 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 35 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Kerrville US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Lahore Pakistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualEdinburgh, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsCaddo Parish, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsManipur, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 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

● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Caddo Parish US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 5,320 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice17% 1,806 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,197 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence11% 1,183 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 313 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 161 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 killed2,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Haiti Stories reporting evacuations104 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● 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.