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29,401 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 protests in Bucharest (Romania), landslides in Italy and violence in Algiers. Algeria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 86 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Romania

188 of its 219 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 184 of Romania's 188 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 171 of Bucharest's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,989 of its 2,695 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Rome accounted for 1,257 of Italy's 1,989 stories about harm, carried by 942 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (304 stories). Landslides were named in 345 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

92 of its 151 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Algiers accounted for 90 of Algeria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Morocco

118 of its 224 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rabat accounted for 101 of Morocco's 118 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 99 of Rabat's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

853 of its 980 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 629 of Syria's 853 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

442 of its 488 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 297 of Yemen's 442 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

209 of its 255 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

261 of its 518 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

39 of its 115 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 31 of Manama's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Ireland (169 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Bolivia (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Malaysia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (87 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 29,401 stories about harm among 137,910 counted on 30 Oct.

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In Romania, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 137,910 stories, as usual. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Ireland's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Romania for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 980 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Romania86 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Morton County US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Bucharest Romania171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Aleppo Syria167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 629 Portland US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 635 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 853 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 442 stories about harm ● Algeria about three times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 225 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 7,581 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice26% 7,428 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,620 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health14% 4,022 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,120 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,136 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 647 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 416 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 killed10,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,835 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected3,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced615 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Iraq Stories reporting abductions352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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
● 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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