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6,904 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 protests in Paris (France), storms in Canada and people injured in India. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and France → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 57 in 100 of its 710 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

406 of its 710 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 344 of France's 406 stories about harm, carried by 613 outlets. 318 of Paris' 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (293 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

334 of its 1,283 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Storms were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

India

981 of its 3,147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (282 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Albania

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 19 of Albania's 20 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 19 of Tirana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

55 of its 198 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 22 of Milan's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

33 of its 68 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

54 of its 113 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Typhoon was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sofia accounted for 12 of Bulgaria's 15 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Mexico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Guam (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in US (18 of its stories, about three 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 18 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 6,904 stories about harm among 34,029 counted on 18 Oct.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 34,029 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In France, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about India and France. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

France57 in 100 of its 710 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Cuba51 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services Indonesia49 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico48 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Delhi India92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Mumbai India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKhuzdar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdmonton, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 199 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsOregon, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 17 stories, carried by 30 outletsLondon, UK -- health: 110 stories, carried by 94 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

● Khuzdar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Edmonton Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,730 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,435 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,282 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,150 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 268 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 136 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 killed1,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,058 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and India Stories reporting people injured1,029 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and France Stories reporting people affected643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Sudan Stories reporting refugees28 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than 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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