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14,530 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 protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), people killed in Romania and violence in Beledweyne. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 26 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 9
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 12 of Port-au-Prince's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

33 of its 126 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Storms were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

56 of its 79 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ramallah accounted for 32 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 16 of Ramallah's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

282 of its 414 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 173 of Iran's 282 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. 133 of Tehran's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 32 of Kabul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

18 of its 61 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Sweden (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Australia (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ukraine (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 14,530 stories about harm among 71,307 counted on 3 Oct.

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Haiti's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 71,307 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 3 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. Haiti stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran68 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Yemen63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Moscow Russia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Hollywood US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Wounded Knee US43 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- health: 32 stories, carried by 123 outletsUvalde, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 48 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 10 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Uvalde US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 19 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,220 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,859 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,459 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 815 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 658 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 567 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 248 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 killed3,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bermuda Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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.