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42,808 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), storms in Poland and people falling ill in Zimbabwe. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 79 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 22 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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

167 of its 290 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 124 of Venezuela's 167 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 85 of Caracas' 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Shelter & services

Poland

94 of its 315 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Storms were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

195 of its 540 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

49 of its 62 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

485 of its 599 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Deirezzor accounted for 256 of Syria's 485 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 191 of Deirezzor's 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

154 of its 259 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 23 of Phnom Penh's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

26 of Oslo's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 17 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.

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Health

Madagascar

129 of its 163 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

133 of its 169 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 84 of Haiti's 133 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

70 of its 170 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Germany (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (54 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Norway (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 23 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1007 Sep14 Sep21 Sep28 Sep6 Oct7 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 1006 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 42,808 stories about harm among 186,863 counted on 6 Oct.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Zimbabwe's news. In Venezuela, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 6 October 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 186,863 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 461 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar79 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2448 Deirezzor Syria191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Madrid Spain168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Barcelona Spain163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Melbourne Australia123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: 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 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSouth 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 lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessFrance: 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 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 storiesCyprus: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 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 lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 540 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 83 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 58 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uzbekistan: 50 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)U.S. Virgin Islands: 58 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 51 in 100 of its 1,398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 31 in 100 of its 2,135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 39 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Qatar: 66 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 37 in 100 of its 969 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 93 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 79 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Netherlands: 31 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 44 in 100 of its 1,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 79 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 68 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 79 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 56 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominica: 76 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 61 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 59 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 33 in 100 of its 693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 31 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 57 in 100 of its 547 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Niger 93 in 100 of its 461 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 81 in 100 of its 599 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 79 in 100 of its 169 stories · mostly health ● Madagascar 79 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly health ● Qatar 66 in 100 of its 372 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 83 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 9,989 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice23% 9,881 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 8,633 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Health18% 7,369 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,295 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,094 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 850 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 killed14,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,917 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests4,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations676 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees589 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and China Stories reporting people displaced281 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions277 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.