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49,709 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 heavy rain in Mexico, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 84 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

Mexico

3,168 of its 4,272 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mexico City accounted for 2,678 of Mexico's 3,168 stories about harm, carried by 1,595 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Heavy rain was named in 415 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

227 of its 443 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 192 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 159 of Kampala's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

151 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Dominican Republic

408 of its 486 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Punta Cana accounted for 302 of the Dominican Republic's 408 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (300 stories). Flooding was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

1,778 of its 2,019 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,216 stories). Cyclone was named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominica

193 of its 216 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Togo

64 of its 86 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 28 of Dapaong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

153 of its 232 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

199 of its 449 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 36 of Riyadh's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (271 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Greece (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Vietnam (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Guyana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 Sep. 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 49,709 stories about harm among 217,070 counted on 21 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Mexico. In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 217,070 stories, below the usual 26. Mexico's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominica89 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 2,019 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Dominican Republic84 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar82 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 609 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1254 Manila Philippines159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Kampala Uganda159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Philippine Philippines127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 London UK113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 880

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: 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'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: 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

● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 3,168 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 598 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 13,247 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 11,255 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,653 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence16% 7,930 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,542 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,716 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 946 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 killed16,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations666 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic Stories reporting abductions451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced448 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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
● 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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