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28,862 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 violence in Raqqa, protests in Ambohitsara (Madagascar) and rights and justice in Kabul. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 87 in 100 of its 430 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Syria

933 of its 1,025 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Raqqa accounted for 662 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

47 of its 56 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 10 of Ambohitsara's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and hiv. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Ambohitsara stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

375 of its 452 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 207 of Afghanistan's 375 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

514 of its 558 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 484 of Somalia's 514 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (314 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

674 of its 1,375 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

268 of its 530 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

39 of its 46 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

108 of its 291 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 32 of Warsaw's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Rights & justice

Canada

1,241 of its 3,521 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (303 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Russia (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (2518 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Armenia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Yemen (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10015 Sep22 Sep29 Sep6 Oct14 Oct15 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 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,862 stories about harm among 113,001 counted on 14 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 5 times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 113,001 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. Russia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria91 in 100 of its 1,025 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire87 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Madagascar84 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1227 Hollywood US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Raqqa Syria110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Tehran Iran106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Petersburg Russia76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBolivia: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kenya about three times as angry as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 933 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Guatemala few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 7,009 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,721 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents23% 6,450 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,454 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 977 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 350 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 killed10,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions965 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting evacuations919 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Côte d’Ivoire Stories reporting refugees322 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced154 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about one and a half times 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 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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