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47,412 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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The day's news pointed at the hurricane in Nicaragua, violence in Niamey and rights and justice in Balaka. the Central African Republic's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 86 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

277 of its 321 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hurricane was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

964 of its 1,027 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Niamey accounted for 588 of Niger's 964 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (853 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Mozambique

89 of its 108 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nampula accounted for 80 of Mozambique's 89 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

83 of its 107 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 76 of Tunisia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

313 of its 473 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 224 of Afghanistan's 313 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

862 of its 1,600 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (311 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

24 of its 58 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Tashkent's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Dominica (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 24 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 1005 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,412 stories about harm among 208,185 counted on 5 Oct.

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Nicaragua stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Nicaragua's news. On 5 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 208,185 stories, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 1,027 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique82 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia78 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sandy Hook US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2123 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Las Vegas US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1944 Madrid Spain121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: 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 a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Madagascar few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about 4 times as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Mozambique about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 964 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 503 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 13,966 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 9,865 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,519 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,054 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,020 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 716 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 killed18,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured9,052 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting people affected4,707 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees659 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations416 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting people displaced324 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia

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.

● Angera little more than 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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