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45,486 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 rights and justice in Vienna, people killed in Madagascar and protests in Kigali (Rwanda). Madagascar's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 52 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Rights & justice

Austria

162 of its 311 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vienna accounted for 120 of Austria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Madagascar

165 of its 210 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (160 stories). Ebola was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

99 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 39 of Kigali's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

135 of its 377 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories). Outbreaks were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cuba

328 of its 477 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Havana accounted for 306 of Cuba's 328 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Antarctica

41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Extreme cold was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

94 of its 289 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Mong Kok's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

92 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Mogadishu accounted for 79 of Somalia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

473 of its 1,934 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (255 stories). Typhoon was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

448 of its 955 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 245 of Nairobi's 269 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (338 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Antarctica (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 45,486 stories about harm among 204,215 counted on 13 Oct.

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In Austria, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 204,215 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Madagascar's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. On 13 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement Madagascar79 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 756 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2242 Hollywood US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 700 Charlottesville US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Paris France154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 readChina: 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'sBolivia: 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'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'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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than 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 more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Madagascar about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Egypt about 4 times as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 591 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 9,982 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,557 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,376 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,510 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,228 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,174 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 killed14,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,668 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting evacuations626 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions625 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees503 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 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 softer than 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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