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43,240 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 news turned to rights and justice in Mulanje, livelihoods in Budapest and a disaster in Tunis. Kenya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 59 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 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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Rights & justice

Malawi

117 of its 197 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mulanje accounted for 66 of Malawi's 117 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories → Mulanje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

55 of its 74 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 37 of Tunisia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

369 of its 1,121 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Rwanda

159 of its 245 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

217 of its 689 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Gas explosion was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

49 of its 191 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tonga

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

121 of its 416 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Namibia

33 of its 126 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Fiji (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Taiwan (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Tonga (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
29 in 10020 in 10011 Sep18 Sep25 Sep2 Oct10 Oct11 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 10010 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 43,240 stories about harm among 199,368 counted on 10 Oct.

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Of the day's 199,368 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. On 10 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo76 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia74 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh73 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Myanmar67 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda65 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1157 Barcelona Spain171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Cairo Egypt121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Madrid Spain106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Paris France102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 readNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice 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'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'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 · 84 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as angry as the world's · 369 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 10,285 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 9,969 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,494 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,676 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,430 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 740 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 killed14,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations2,009 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees884 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill74 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
● Griefabout as 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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