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What the world's news said happened to people.
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44,673 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 violence in Juba, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and heavy rain in Bulgaria. Madagascar's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 74 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

320 of its 389 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Juba accounted for 271 of South Sudan's 320 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

892 of its 1,550 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 574 of Kenya's 892 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. 518 of Nairobi's 574 stories were about protests or strikes.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

89 of its 216 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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

Chile

104 of its 241 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

67 of its 83 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

113 of its 221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Central African Republic

111 of its 133 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangassou accounted for 69 of the Central African Republic's 111 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Morocco

76 of its 177 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

592 of its 1,081 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 377 of Istanbul's 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Mongolia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (46 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Italy (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10026 Sep3 Oct10 Oct17 Oct25 Oct26 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 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 44,673 stories about harm among 221,519 counted on 25 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 11 August 2017. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 221,519 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In South Sudan, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar87 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Central African Republic83 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given South Sudan82 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Niger78 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya518 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Washington US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2399 Istanbul Türkiye377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Dallas US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Piedmont US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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 readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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 warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: 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 more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than 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 warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Madagascar about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Thailand about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 395 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 490 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,252 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 9,589 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,954 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,118 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,704 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,473 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 858 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 killed12,565 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people affected5,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,482 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting refugees1,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions485 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people displaced416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria Stories reporting people falling ill105 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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