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30,323 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 illness in Santiago, violence in Cairo and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Chile's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 81 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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 →
Health

Chile

229 of its 281 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Santiago accounted for 193 of Chile's 229 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Hunger was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

769 of its 904 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cairo accounted for 532 of Egypt's 769 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (681 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

56 of its 64 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 56 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 55 of Minsk's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

291 of its 477 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 254 of Thailand's 291 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories).

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

Afghanistan

958 of its 1,079 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 865 of Afghanistan's 958 stories about harm, carried by 639 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (699 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

386 of its 416 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Mogadishu accounted for 324 of Somalia's 386 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

207 of its 289 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

91 of its 180 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 70 of Buenos Aires' 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Health

Armenia

52 of its 111 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

104 of its 244 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Armenia (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Jordan (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in North Korea (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 30,323 stories about harm among 113,617 counted on 21 Oct.

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Chile's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. In Chile's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China. 27 in every 100 of the day's 113,617 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,079 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Belarus88 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Egypt85 in 100 of its 904 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2048 Gainesville US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Piedmont US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Orange County US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Barcelona Spain126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice 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

● Chile about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 958 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 769 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Madagascar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 8,304 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence26% 7,891 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health17% 5,127 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,957 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,031 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 491 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 390 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 killed10,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees305 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations198 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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