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46,326 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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Wildfires in Madagascar and people injured in Hong Kong and Jordan drew the news. Madagascar's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 67 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Health

Madagascar

72 of its 101 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Antananarivo accounted for 67 of Madagascar's 72 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Wildfires were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

79 of its 231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

98 of its 281 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Croatia

62 of its 92 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

73 of its 81 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Austria

34 of its 134 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

100 of its 182 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Sirte accounted for 196 of Libya's 275 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

28 of its 37 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Dominica (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Honduras (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Yemen (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,326 stories about harm among 195,017 counted on 4 Oct.

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In Antigua & Barbuda's news, mentions of storm surge ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 195,017 stories, as usual. Madagascar's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. A year earlier, on 4 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia90 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Antigua & Barbuda82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar74 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica73 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Washington US239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2686 Las Vegas US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3012 Barcelona Spain144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403

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 readGuam: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: 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'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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: 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 more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 483 stories about harm ● Madagascar about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 401 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 13,670 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 9,664 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,652 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,945 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,084 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,621 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 750 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 killed18,863 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico Stories reporting people injured9,545 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected4,599 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees616 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced354 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations277 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Antigua & Barbuda Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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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