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13,825 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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Landslides in Venezuela, violence in Kyiv and illness in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 79 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 35
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

80 of its 101 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 49 of Venezuela's 80 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

778 of its 1,365 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 574 of Ukraine's 778 stories about harm, carried by 775 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (348 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Haiti

48 of its 68 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 48 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

248 of its 355 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 248 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bluefields accounted for 30 of Nicaragua's 42 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ireland

224 of its 871 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jenin accounted for 23 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

423 of its 1,239 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nicaragua (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Palestine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,825 stories about harm among 67,720 counted on 10 Oct.

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Venezuela's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. of the day's 67,720 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. On 10 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela79 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Iran70 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Kyiv Ukraine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Moscow Russia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- health: 33 stories, carried by 165 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- health: 36 stories, carried by 105 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,582 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 455 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 191 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 killed3,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nicaragua and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.