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16,783 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 power cuts in Ukraine, a disaster in Las Tejerias and protests in Tehran (Iran). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 72 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 40
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

402 of its 920 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 246 of Ukraine's 402 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (118 stories). Power cuts were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

70 of its 97 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Las Tejerias accounted for 34 of Venezuela's 70 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Las Tejerias stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 104 of Tehran's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

162 of its 521 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Myanmar

42 of its 56 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mandalay accounted for 24 of Myanmar's 42 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

67 of its 166 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

50 of its 71 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 26 of Haiti's 50 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 16 of Port-au-Prince's 26 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

77 of its 309 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Hunger was named in 25 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.

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Health

Uganda

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 33 of Palestine's 53 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 19 of Nablus' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (42 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Myanmar (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Australia (16 of its stories, about three 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 12 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 16,783 stories about harm among 83,005 counted on 12 Oct.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the third day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 83,005 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 8 times their usual. On 12 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar75 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela72 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti70 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Iran66 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Los Angeles US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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): 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNew Hampshire, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsLongford, Ireland -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsCreeslough, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 135 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsSanandaj, Iran -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 27 stories, carried by 16 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

● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Longford Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Creeslough Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,232 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 3,615 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,354 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,168 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 698 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed3,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of 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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