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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.

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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 lessSpain: 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 storiesSt 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican 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: no storiesTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 78 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 812 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 53 in 100 of its 1,439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 66 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 1,566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 32 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Samoa: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 1,504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 976 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 2,516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 32 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 784 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 43 in 100 of its 1,226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 52 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Latvia: 32 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 1,216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iceland: 36 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 61 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 68 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 29 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ghana: 40 in 100 of its 765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gabon: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 81 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 84 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 29 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 88 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bolivia: 44 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 72 in 100 of its 855 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 38 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Antigua & Barbuda: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Bangladesh 72 in 100 of its 855 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Congo 84 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 88 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 68 in 100 of its 358 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guinea 68 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly health

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

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