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34,412 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), the earthquake in Chile and deaths in Bucharest. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 76 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Papua New Guinea

95 of its 119 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Manus Island accounted for 91 of Papua New Guinea's 95 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 88 of Manus Island's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Drownings were named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

47 of its 122 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Romania

98 of its 129 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 97 of Romania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

135 of its 243 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Morocco

154 of its 273 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 27 of al-Hoceima's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

520 of its 790 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 469 of Indonesia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. 446 of Jakarta's 469 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (276 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

125 of its 209 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 113 of Poland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 70 of Warsaw's 113 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

737 of its 1,689 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 647 of Seoul's 708 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (341 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Albania

117 of its 247 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,152 of its 1,378 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (232 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (333 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Belarus (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (10 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 5 Nov. 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 34,412 stories about harm among 157,111 counted on 5 Nov.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 157,111 stories, above the usual 21. Papua New Guinea's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq84 in 100 of its 1,378 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea80 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Somalia79 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Romania76 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya75 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea647 stories about protests or strikes, of its 708 Jakarta Indonesia446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1037 Chibok Nigeria132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Baltimore US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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'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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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'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'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 517 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 601 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,152 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,166 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 8,860 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 5,107 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 3,613 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,827 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 964 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 837 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 502 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 killed10,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,252 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected3,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions696 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Italy Stories reporting people displaced527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations372 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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
● 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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