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26,356 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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Protests in Abd el-Krim (Morocco), deaths in Kathmandu and refugees in Cyprus drew the news. Guinea's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 78 in 100 of its 352 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

121 of its 166 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Abd el-Krim accounted for 111 of Morocco's 121 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Abd el-Krim's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Abd el-Krim stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

274 of its 352 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kathmandu accounted for 257 of Nepal's 274 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (255 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

98 of its 121 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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

China

40 of Beijing's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 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.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

110 of its 139 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (86 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.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

102 of its 111 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. San Salvador accounted for 96 of el Salvador's 102 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Hurricane was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

330 of its 464 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 281 of Indonesia's 330 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (150 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

150 of its 271 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

247 of its 532 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in El Salvador (101 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Afghanistan (149 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10029 Sep6 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct29 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 10028 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 26,356 stories about harm among 116,362 counted on 28 Oct.

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In Morocco, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 116,362 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 28 October 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea93 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador92 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Madrid Spain223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Piedmont US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Abd el-Krim Morocco111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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'sTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: 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'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 892 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Guinea about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Cyprus about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,312 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence22% 5,633 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,834 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,800 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 718 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 327 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 killed8,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,748 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced320 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cuba and the US

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.

● 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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