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26,124 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 protests in Berlin (Germany), rights and justice in Amhara and violence in Cairo. Egypt's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 73 in 100 of its 401 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Germany

251 of its 724 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 69 of Berlin's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

119 of its 168 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Amhara accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 119 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

413 of its 578 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 254 of Egypt's 413 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (352 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Zambia

32 of its 70 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

China

50 of Beijing's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

585 of its 987 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Cholera was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, ebola and plague.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 16 of Minsk's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

619 of its 2,265 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Typhoon was named in 529 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

768 of its 1,817 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (142 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

749 of its 930 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 463 of Syria's 749 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (529 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (405 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10023 Sep30 Sep7 Oct14 Oct22 Oct23 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 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 26,124 stories about harm among 105,979 counted on 22 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 105,979 stories, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the Philippines. In Germany, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 22 October 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Portugal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 930 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Malta73 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011 Raqqa Syria205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Kremlin Russia137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Madrid Spain99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Jerusalem Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Egypt about three times as fearful as the world's · 413 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 373 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,792 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 6,607 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,052 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,065 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 896 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 303 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 killed8,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions611 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting evacuations271 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about the usual rate

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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