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12,518 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 deaths in Lantau, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and violence in Sanaa. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 58 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 19
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

123 of its 212 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lantau accounted for 99 of Hong Kong's 123 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

66 of its 124 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 13 of Bogota's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 55 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Sanaa accounted for 33 of Yemen's 49 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. the Caribbean Sea accounted for 20 of Belize's 22 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hurricane.

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

Georgia

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tbilisi accounted for 16 of Georgia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 15 of Tbilisi's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

32 of its 74 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Gyumri's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. the Red Sea accounted for 17 of Djibouti's 18 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

395 of its 1,105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 130 of Abuja's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Azerbaijan

34 of its 134 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

32 of its 191 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in India (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,518 stories about harm among 74,729 counted on 20 Oct.

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Hong Kong stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 74,729 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Belize's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 8 times their usual. On 20 October 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 19 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Abuja Nigeria130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Chicago US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Portland US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 10 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 56 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

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,403 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice27% 3,332 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,869 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,767 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 458 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 433 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 230 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 killed2,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced91 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 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 India and Canada

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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