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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

usually 23; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10028 Sep5 Oct12 Oct19 Oct27 Oct28 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 10026 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 53 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)U.S. Virgin Islands: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 40 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Togo: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 28 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 1,543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 2,151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Paraguay: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 40 in 100 of its 794 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 2,372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 83 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 52 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 77 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 82 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Latvia: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 62 in 100 of its 1,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 978 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 67 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 68 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 42 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominica: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 48 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 64 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Côte d’Ivoire: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chad: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 85 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Botswana: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belgium: 47 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 67 in 100 of its 738 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahrain: 56 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 33 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Aruba: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Niger 83 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 793 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 67 in 100 of its 738 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Indonesia 67 in 100 of its 657 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Mali 77 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 85 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.