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30,986 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 protests in Moscow (Russia), rights and justice in Copenhagen and violence in Sirte. Denmark's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 97 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 27 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

Russia

627 of its 1,419 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Moscow accounted for 495 of Russia's 627 stories about harm, carried by 470 outlets. 415 of Moscow's 495 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (419 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

261 of its 530 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Copenhagen accounted for 254 of Denmark's 261 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

165 of its 195 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sirte accounted for 96 of Libya's 165 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Displacement

Germany

284 of its 747 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought and tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Myanmar

296 of its 355 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mandalay accounted for 238 of Myanmar's 296 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

1,573 of its 5,618 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (483 stories). Road crashes were named in 233 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

155 of its 321 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 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.

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Conflict & violence

France

254 of its 802 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Marshall Islands

96 of its 99 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Majuro accounted for 90 of the Marshall Islands' 96 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

38 of its 41 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Norway (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Spain (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Costa Rica (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 23 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 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 1007 Oct: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 30,986 stories about harm among 115,547 counted on 7 Oct.

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In Russia, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 October 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. 27 in every 100 of the day's 115,547 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Marshall Islands97 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar83 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger69 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Madrid Spain288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 London UK216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1064 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1356 Grand Rapids US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTimor-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: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEgypt: 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: no storiesCzech 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 lessCongo: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesWallis & 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: 61 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 1,013 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 48 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Spain: 35 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 37 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sierra Leone: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Saudi Arabia: 51 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Russia: 44 in 100 of its 1,419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Poland: 55 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 1,276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 69 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nicaragua: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 93 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mexico: 42 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Libya: 85 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lesotho: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 869 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Germany: 38 in 100 of its 747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Dominica: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Denmark: 49 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cameroon: 68 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 83 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 59 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Albania: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Marshall Islands: 97 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 636 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 83 in 100 of its 355 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Marshall Islands 97 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 85 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 65 in 100 of its 527 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Niger 69 in 100 of its 216 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 8,209 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice24% 7,454 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 6,570 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health15% 4,561 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,761 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 922 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 347 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 killed10,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,603 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,515 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees417 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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