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59,445 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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Violence in Cabinda, landslides in Nepal and livelihoods in Tirana drew the news. Austria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 73 in 100 of its 804 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Angola

159 of its 224 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cabinda accounted for 125 of Angola's 159 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (152 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Cabinda stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

271 of its 374 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 224 of Nepal's 271 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories). Landslides were named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Food & livelihood

Albania

97 of its 151 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Tirana accounted for 95 of Albania's 97 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Austria

120 of its 283 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Colombia

788 of its 1,367 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cartagena accounted for 597 of Colombia's 788 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

586 of its 804 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (336 stories). Landslides were named in 324 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

456 of its 513 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Hungary

218 of its 384 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Budapest accounted for 183 of Hungary's 218 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Displacement

Poland

143 of its 400 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). House fires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Taiwan (324 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); chikungunya in Suriname (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Guam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10029 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep27 Sep29 Aug: 23 in 10030 Aug: 22 in 10031 Aug: 21 in 1001 Sep: 21 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 24 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Sep. 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 59,445 stories about harm among 280,874 counted on 27 Sep.

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In Angola, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 280,874 stories, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 513 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,874 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan73 in 100 of its 804 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal72 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US710 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3417 Aleppo Syria292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1201 Charlotte US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Cartagena Colombia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Kingsbridge US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1064

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Sri Lanka about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,548 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 788 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as fearful as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 696 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,622 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 13,272 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,345 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,661 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,725 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 857 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 killed17,404 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Hungary and Syria Stories reporting evacuations959 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting abductions865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced585 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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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