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41,415 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 Darfur (Sudan), people injured in Thailand and a disaster in Mexico City drew the news. Mexico's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 61 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

88 of its 113 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 61 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 53 of Darfur's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

209 of its 533 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,883 of its 2,847 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mexico City accounted for 1,408 of Mexico's 1,883 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,189 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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 →
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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

61 of its 101 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 18 of Bamenda's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

529 of its 1,274 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Barcelona accounted for 374 of Spain's 529 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 291 of Barcelona's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (374 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

721 of its 1,215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (309 stories). Drownings were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Greece

140 of its 416 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Measles was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

19 of its 37 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 15 of Boke's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (121 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 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 22 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 41,415 stories about harm among 187,060 counted on 22 Sep.

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Of the day's 187,060 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Sudan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 1,618 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Sudan78 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement Dominica77 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar70 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1522 San Francisco US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Hebron Palestine105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 London UK99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIceland: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as angry as the world's · 1,037 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 824 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,031 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents25% 10,014 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health19% 7,899 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 7,425 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,806 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,696 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 630 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 killed11,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,611 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations746 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico and the US Stories reporting abductions472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced387 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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
● 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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