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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,213 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 protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Raqqa and abductions in Canada. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 97 in 100 of its 1,700 stories, usually 62
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dakar accounted for 54 of Senegal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 53 of Dakar's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 50 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.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

616 of its 725 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 344 of Syria's 616 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

579 of its 2,281 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

601 of its 1,192 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (165 stories). Cyclone was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Somalia

1,653 of its 1,700 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 1,557 of Somalia's 1,653 stories about harm, carried by 1,238 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,342 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

263 of its 373 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 263 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

316 of its 487 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 231 of Venezuela's 316 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

133 of its 272 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

50 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Warsaw's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

210 of its 385 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (2272 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Morocco (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Belgium (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in France (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 26 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct15 Oct16 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 10015 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 26,213 stories about harm among 106,569 counted on 15 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 106,569 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Senegal's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. In Senegal, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia97 in 100 of its 1,700 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica92 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 725 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1557 Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Raqqa Syria109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Barcelona Spain74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Tehran Iran69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than 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 warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Austria about twice as warm as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,653 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 616 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 6,785 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence24% 6,272 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice21% 5,260 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health13% 3,445 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,380 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,129 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 738 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 640 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 killed10,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions458 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill88 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher 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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