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34,491 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 a disaster in Eseka, violence in Kirkuk and evacuations in the UK. Cameroon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 96 in 100 of its 818 stories, usually 35
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

787 of its 818 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Eseka accounted for 336 of Cameroon's 787 stories about harm, carried by 551 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

2,257 of its 2,594 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kirkuk accounted for 1,309 of Iraq's 2,257 stories about harm, carried by 758 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Kirkuk stories →
Displacement

UK

1,529 of its 6,500 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (221 stories). Train derailment was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with house fires. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Gambia

40 of its 69 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

637 of its 1,953 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

50 of its 56 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

196 of its 254 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (33 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Myanmar

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

377 of its 1,481 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Malawi (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Gambia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (46 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); helicopter crash in Russia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 34,491 stories about harm among 155,886 counted on 22 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 155,886 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cameroon, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cameroon.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon96 in 100 of its 818 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Mauritania91 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador89 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Iraq87 in 100 of its 2,594 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay84 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 755 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1296 Morton County US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Caracas Venezuela101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Charlotte US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: 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 fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 2,257 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Cameroon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 787 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,419 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,711 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,381 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,522 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,374 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 2,362 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,833 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,278 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 529 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 killed11,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,452 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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