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16,748 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Rio de Janeiro, flooding in Cuba and protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Cuba and Jamaica →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 82 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 44
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Brazil

167 of its 350 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 118 of Brazil's 167 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

267 of its 325 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 99 of Cuba's 267 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Flooding was named in 201 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Santiago de Cuba stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

54 of its 102 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 25 of Dar es Salaam's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

165 of its 219 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. el Fasher accounted for 81 of Sudan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 3 of Sanaa's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

676 of its 918 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

43 of its 81 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tbilisi accounted for 15 of Georgia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. 8 of Tbilisi's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 103 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Nepal (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (199 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Bahamas (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 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 29 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 16,748 stories about harm among 96,528 counted on 29 Oct.

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Brazil stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,528 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Cuba and Jamaica. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba82 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica74 in 100 of its 918 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Chicago US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Rio de Janeiro Brazil30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Los Angeles US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualIndiana, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 54 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- other: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 98 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

● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 20 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,279 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,129 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,537 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 2,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 730 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed3,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations306 at about twice the usual rate · most about Cuba and Jamaica Stories reporting abductions288 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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