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47,108 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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Protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), landslides in Vietnam and violence in Islamabad drew the news. Vietnam's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 88 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 47
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

55 of its 80 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Skopje accounted for 48 of North Macedonia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Skopje's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

408 of its 839 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (242 stories). Landslides were named in 331 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,056 of its 2,058 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Islamabad accounted for 602 of Pakistan's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (338 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

240 of its 526 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

South Africa

564 of its 1,660 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 99 of Johannesburg's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

276 of its 874 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 109 of Nairobi's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (175 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

192 of its 218 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 186 of Tunisia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

534 of its 933 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (249 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

127 of its 153 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Guinea

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (174 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Liberia (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 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 10012 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 47,108 stories about harm among 216,722 counted on 12 Oct.

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North Macedonia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Vietnam's news mentioned landslides about 8 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 216,722 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 →

Tunisia88 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar78 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2183 Charlottesville US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Las Vegas US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Sonoma US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1853 Madrid Spain151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Italy about twice as warm as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Vietnam about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 534 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,616 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 10,306 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,112 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,411 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,525 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,265 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 945 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 killed14,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,854 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting evacuations1,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions887 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees637 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced347 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 softer than 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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