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40,040 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 violence in Srebrenica, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and gas explosion in Ghana. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 68 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 55 of Bosnia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

104 of its 362 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 39 of Sao Paulo's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

305 of its 765 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Gas explosion was named in 167 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

El Salvador

42 of its 52 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. San Salvador accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

693 of its 1,216 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 357 of Israel's 693 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

239 of its 973 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

268 of its 630 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 135 of Nairobi's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

64 of its 97 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

104 of its 124 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iceland (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (165 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Fiji (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
33 in 10020 in 10010 Sep17 Sep24 Sep1 Oct9 Oct10 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 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 40,040 stories about harm among 180,317 counted on 9 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Iceland's news. A year earlier, on 9 October 2016, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 180,317 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 →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Congo84 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh72 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1621 Istanbul Türkiye150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Nairobi Kenya135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Madrid Spain122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Ankara Türkiye99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Congo about 4 times as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,895 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,318 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence20% 7,891 stories · about as usual Health18% 7,269 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,272 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 703 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 killed13,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations848 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees753 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting abductions621 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US

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
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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