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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,322 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 illness in Havana, a disaster in Jakarta and violence in Manama. Bahrain's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 77 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cuba

317 of its 492 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 232 of Cuba's 317 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone, tuberculosis and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

440 of its 657 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jakarta accounted for 392 of Indonesia's 440 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Bahrain

68 of its 122 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Manama accounted for 57 of Bahrain's 68 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
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Health

Belgium

155 of its 332 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Gucht accounted for 146 of Belgium's 155 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bangassou accounted for 56 of the Central African Republic's 81 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

498 of its 738 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (303 stories). Power cuts were named in 262 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.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

117 of its 151 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

275 of its 994 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 123 of Seoul's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

141 of its 304 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 97 of Beirut's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Bangladesh (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Côte d’Ivoire (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 42,322 stories about harm among 203,736 counted on 27 Oct.

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Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 203,736 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. On 27 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. Cuba's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Mali77 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 793 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kisumu Kenya281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2115 Madrid Spain169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Piedmont US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Nairobi Kenya135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264

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'sVietnam: 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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'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 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice 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 warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Madagascar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Thailand about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 600 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,961 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 9,435 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,590 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,746 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,649 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 979 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 975 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 killed12,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,937 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations315 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half 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 softer 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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