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What the world's news said happened to people.
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44,810 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 a disaster in Tunis, arrests in Yemen and protests in Montevideo (Uruguay). Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 66 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 8
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

64 of its 79 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Yemen

157 of its 186 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Malaria was named in 23 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. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

623 of its 2,229 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (229 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

92 of its 287 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

156 of its 281 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 100 of Kashmir's 156 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

20 of its 61 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

465 of its 940 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (281 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

521 of its 653 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plague in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Netherlands (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct11 Oct12 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 10011 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,810 stories about harm among 213,580 counted on 11 Oct.

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The Cook Islands' news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Tunisia. of the day's 213,580 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. Tunisia stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria80 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar66 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sonoma US428 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2205 Washington US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1751 Madrid Spain287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Nuevo Leon Mexico138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Jefferson City US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessLesotho: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: 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 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 lessGermany: 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 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 lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vanuatu: 81 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uruguay: 66 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 1,016 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 49 in 100 of its 940 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 81 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Togo: 77 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 31 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 1,693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 34 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 2,420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 65 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 37 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 1,103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 59 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Japan: 28 in 100 of its 2,229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 983 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 1,234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guyana: 34 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 33 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 28 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 71 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 28 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominica: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 54 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 66 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belize: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belgium: 32 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 60 in 100 of its 695 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Antigua & Barbuda: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 983 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 983 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 983 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bermuda: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cook Islands: 93 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nauru: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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 80 in 100 of its 653 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 66 in 100 of its 481 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tunisia 81 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 60 in 100 of its 695 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Vanuatu 81 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,318 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 9,651 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,680 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 7,664 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,152 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,444 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,177 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 780 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 killed13,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations891 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting refugees748 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced284 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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