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41,847 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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A disaster in Manaro, violence in Jerusalem and flooding in Sweden drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 72 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 10
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

117 of its 130 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Manaro accounted for 116 of Vanuatu's 117 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories → Manaro stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

895 of its 1,519 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 702 of Israel's 895 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (398 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

204 of its 547 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Egypt

290 of its 564 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 205 of Egypt's 290 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

118 of its 165 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

630 of its 1,022 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (202 stories). Earthquake was named in 317 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Estonia

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

609 of its 1,198 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Food poisoning was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (317 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Fiji (32 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 20 the day before
33 in 10020 in 10028 Aug4 Sep11 Sep18 Sep26 Sep28 Aug: 28 in 10029 Aug: 26 in 10030 Aug: 25 in 10031 Aug: 26 in 1001 Sep: 25 in 1002 Sep: 26 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 25 in 1005 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 41,847 stories about harm among 197,325 counted on 26 Sep.

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Vanuatu stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 197,325 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. On 26 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu90 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar73 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia72 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 438 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US523 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2004 Riyadh Saudi Arabia247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Philadelphia US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Beijing China122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331 Kampala Uganda93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: 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 fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Croatia about three times as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 895 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 454 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Estonia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,101 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,586 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 8,086 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence17% 7,050 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,233 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,929 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,142 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 822 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 killed10,564 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected4,753 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests4,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations929 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced466 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions351 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 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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