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36,055 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 Sanaa, protests in Coahuila (Mexico) and illness in Copenhagen drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Yemen and Afghanistan → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 73 in 100 of its 177 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

1,194 of its 1,263 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 1,098 of Yemen's 1,194 stories about harm, carried by 701 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (974 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

197 of its 636 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 43 of Coahuila's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Coahuila stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

89 of its 235 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

178 of its 241 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kiev accounted for 131 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

999 of its 1,519 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 750 of Israel's 999 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (560 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

370 of its 496 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 260 of Iraq's 370 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

189 of its 244 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mozambique

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 16 of Maputo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

238 of its 361 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 56 of Gaza's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (442 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in US (2468 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1003 Oct: 21 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 21 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 24 in 1009 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 36,055 stories about harm among 141,343 counted on 9 Oct.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 141,343 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Haiti's news. In Yemen, 95% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, 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 →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 1,263 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti85 in 100 of its 885 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Mali81 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait77 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sanaa Yemen411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1098 Addis Ababa Ethiopia141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Jerusalem Israel135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 Aleppo Syria114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641 Kabul Afghanistan107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'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 readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSan Marino: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Colombia about three times as warm as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,194 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 679 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 655 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 9,792 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents23% 8,159 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 7,623 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health14% 5,127 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,778 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,140 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 419 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 killed15,150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people affected5,496 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people injured5,432 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting arrests4,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,453 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced962 at about twice the usual rate · most about Yemen and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill427 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little less than 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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