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42,190 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Baku (Azerbaijan) and refugees in Rwanda. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 46 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

424 of its 524 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 376 of Afghanistan's 424 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

99 of its 142 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

17 of its 33 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Libya

172 of its 254 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sirte accounted for 119 of Libya's 172 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

252 of its 276 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 184 of Somalia's 252 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

82 of its 256 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 62 of Stavanger's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

69 of its 137 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 18 of Yaounde's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Health

Madagascar

23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Plague was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Madagascar (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Netherlands (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (126 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in El Salvador (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in U.S. Virgin Islands (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 22 the day before
33 in 10020 in 10031 Aug7 Sep14 Sep21 Sep29 Sep31 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 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,190 stories about harm among 186,120 counted on 29 Sep.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 186,120 stories, below the usual 25. A year earlier, on 29 September 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica83 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh83 in 100 of its 1,096 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US549 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Havana Cuba196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 727 Mauna Kea US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Moscow Russia180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Madrid Spain135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

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'sUzbekistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Burundi about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 424 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 382 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,238 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents24% 10,137 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,468 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 5,918 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,496 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,144 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 766 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 killed12,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests5,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,062 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations619 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced363 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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
● 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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