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49,756 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bamenda (Cameroon), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 66 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

204 of its 307 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 64 of Bamenda's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bamenda stories →
Health

North Korea

562 of its 1,383 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 499 of North Korea's 562 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

572 of its 687 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Damascus accounted for 274 of Syria's 572 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Yemen

104 of its 136 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

1,571 of its 3,766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 423 of Barcelona's 685 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,290 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

912 of its 2,099 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (719 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

1,318 of its 1,571 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 1,257 of Myanmar's 1,318 stories about harm, carried by 1,240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,032 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Papua New Guinea

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

130 of its 234 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 21 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1003 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep2 Oct3 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 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 49,756 stories about harm among 177,113 counted on 2 Oct.

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Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Cameroon. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 177,113 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu91 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar84 in 100 of its 1,571 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 61 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Las Vegas US655 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7297 Barcelona Spain423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Madrid Spain367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588 Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1493 Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1243

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 76 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Vanuatu: 91 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Uzbekistan: 46 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)U.S. Virgin Islands: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Puerto Rico: 54 in 100 of its 1,347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)US: 36 in 100 of its 62,713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Spain: 42 in 100 of its 3,766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Papua New Guinea: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 1,383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Niger: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Mexico: 42 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 921 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)France: 43 in 100 of its 2,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Egypt: 51 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Dominica: 61 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cyprus: 55 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cameroon: 66 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Myanmar: 84 in 100 of its 1,571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bahamas: 41 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Albania: 60 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Vatican City: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 28 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Myanmar 84 in 100 of its 1,571 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 83 in 100 of its 687 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Vanuatu 91 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Cameroon 66 in 100 of its 307 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence40% 19,312 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice17% 8,114 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Health16% 7,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,733 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,341 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 823 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 killed24,738 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people injured16,972 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected4,683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations339 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting abductions235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced233 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.