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17,533 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 people injured in Mexico, violence in Ankara and illness in Stockholm. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 51 in 100 of its 319 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

283 of its 579 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Accidents were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

223 of its 385 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Ankara accounted for 162 of Türkiye's 223 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Health

Sweden

174 of its 413 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 130 of Sweden's 174 stories about harm, carried by 472 outlets. Flu was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

36 of its 95 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Braunau Am Inn accounted for 26 of Austria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Braunau Am Inn stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

60 of its 91 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Cholera was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

163 of its 319 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 13 of Guadeloupe's 13 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

147 of its 607 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Warsaw accounted for 33 of Poland's 40 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

25 of its 79 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in Zimbabwe (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Antigua & Barbuda (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 17,533 stories about harm among 99,730 counted on 2 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 99,730 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 2 October 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti66 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye58 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Libya53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary51 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 13 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Manipur India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Philadelphia US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: warmth about twice its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 33 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 130 stories, carried by 472 outletsKariko, Japan -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 34 outletsBroken Bow, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 42 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 34 outletsBraunau Am Inn, Austria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 109 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 twice usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 130 stories ● Kariko Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Broken Bow US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,785 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 3,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,937 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,759 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 827 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 623 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed4,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and the US Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 softer 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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