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31,874 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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Protests in Minsk (Belarus), power cuts in Egypt and people killed in Brazil drew the news. Belarus' coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 88 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

98 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 98 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 90 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

294 of its 487 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (139 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

132 of its 433 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Dengue was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

113 of its 157 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 90 of Romania's 113 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories).

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

Yemen

441 of its 488 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Sanaa accounted for 331 of Yemen's 441 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,402 of its 2,352 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 282 of Islamabad's 554 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (218 stories). Tsunami was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and poisoning.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

230 of its 237 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Bambari accounted for 152 of the Central African Republic's 230 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

146 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 129 of Nepal's 146 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Earthquake was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

172 of its 197 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

346 of its 1,689 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (120 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Haiti (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Spain (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kuwait (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Iceland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 31,874 stories about harm among 151,442 counted on 29 Oct.

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Belarus' news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 151,442 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus88 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Libya87 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 65 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US540 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Aleppo Syria303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Islamabad Pakistan282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Harney County US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Portland US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry 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

● Belarus about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 784 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 378 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,216 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence25% 7,910 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health17% 5,265 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,930 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,120 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,369 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,019 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 462 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 killed10,476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,789 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,064 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected3,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about one and a half 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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