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8,697 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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Flooding in Ukraine, protests in Ndjamena (Chad) and evacuations in Nigeria drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 57 in 100 of its 517 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Shelter & services

Ukraine

295 of its 517 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kherson accounted for 128 of Ukraine's 295 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kherson stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ndjamena accounted for 14 of Chad's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 10 of Ndjamena's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

233 of its 657 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Colombia

123 of its 287 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Covid was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Sudan

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 7 of Khartoum's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

84 of its 198 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Hurricane was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in India (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in US (24 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 22 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 8,697 stories about harm among 43,415 counted on 22 Oct.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 43,415 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine57 in 100 of its 517 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Iran50 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Zahedan Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualPerth, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 53 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 54 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsNdjamena, Chad -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsShanghai, China -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 19 outletsLas Vegas, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 14 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

● Perth Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Tokyo Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Ndjamena Chad about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 2,989 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,921 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,256 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 998 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 469 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 159 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 killed2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 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 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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