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31,944 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 storm surge in Haiti, protests in Bishoftu (Ethiopia) and violence in el Mozote. el Salvador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 96 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

472 of its 493 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 311 of Haiti's 472 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 394 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

621 of its 713 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 308 of Bishoftu's 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (569 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Bishoftu stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

66 of its 70 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. el Mozote accounted for 59 of el Salvador's 66 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Mozote stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

403 of its 967 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Gas explosion was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Colombia

653 of its 896 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Heavy rain was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

121 of its 322 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 34 of Ha Tinh's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

220 of its 564 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

620 of its 1,400 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

173 of its 244 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Storm surge was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

99 of its 186 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hypothermia was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Portugal (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in Brazil (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1003 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep2 Oct3 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 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 22 in 1002 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

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 31,944 stories about harm among 140,375 counted on 2 Oct.

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Haiti's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. of the day's 140,375 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. This week the news turned most often to el Salvador, on 3 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 →

Haiti96 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador94 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia87 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bishoftu Ethiopia308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Aleppo Syria228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 858 Oromo Ethiopia188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Port-au-Prince Haiti155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Los Angeles US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● El Salvador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 966 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 620 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 7,937 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 7,767 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,581 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 5,128 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,366 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 521 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 killed9,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions676 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced525 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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