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52,525 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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A disaster in Eseka, illness in Ouagadougou and violence in Kirkuk drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 84 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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

Cameroon

258 of its 307 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Eseka accounted for 125 of Cameroon's 258 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Eseka stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

2,202 of its 2,615 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kirkuk accounted for 1,352 of Iraq's 2,202 stories about harm, carried by 886 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (440 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Kirkuk stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

361 of its 1,556 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 96 of Rome's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Japan

750 of its 2,657 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (75 stories). Earthquake was named in 481 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

335 of its 392 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 175 of Yemen's 335 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

326 of its 383 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (165 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

189 of its 498 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (78 stories). Typhoon was named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and tropical storm.

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Health

Guinea

69 of its 117 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

104 of its 161 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (152 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (481 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (524 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Angola (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
26 in 10019 in 10022 Sep29 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct22 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 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 10016 Oct: 22 in 10017 Oct: 21 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 52,525 stories about harm among 267,395 counted on 21 Oct.

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In Cameroon, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Hong Kong's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 267,395 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo85 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Iraq84 in 100 of its 2,615 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon84 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1366 Aleppo Syria272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1287 San Francisco US257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Islamabad Pakistan187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Kirkuk Iraq162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1352

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'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'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

● Burkina Faso about twice as warm as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 2,202 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 326 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,710 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 10,481 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 10,221 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,508 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,158 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,345 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 killed15,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced979 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations741 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter 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 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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