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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,588 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 Cairo, a disaster in Mexico City and protests in the Syrian Desert (Iraq). Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 57 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 13
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Conflict & violence

Egypt

234 of its 427 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Cairo accounted for 146 of Egypt's 234 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

345 of its 760 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mexico City accounted for 281 of Mexico's 345 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (294 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

523 of its 940 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 97 of the Syrian Desert's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Syrian Desert stories →
Rights & justice

China

305 of its 1,442 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Meningitis was named in 16 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.

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

Malta

147 of its 256 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bidnija accounted for 132 of Malta's 147 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 120 of Bidnija's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

974 of its 1,036 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Mogadishu accounted for 922 of Somalia's 974 stories about harm, carried by 732 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

258 of its 831 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 137 of Paris' 177 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 156 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 119 of Ghouta's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Czechia

95 of its 168 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

170 of its 300 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Doha accounted for 118 of Qatar's 170 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Brazil (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Israel (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 24,588 stories about harm among 103,658 counted on 29 Oct.

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Brazil's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 103,658 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 29 October 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Egypt's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 85 · mostly conflict & violence Libya92 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 405 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 922 Madrid Spain286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Nairobi Kenya143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Long Island US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Paris France137 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'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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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 readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 974 stories about harm ● Greece about three times as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● France about three times as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 300 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 6,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 5,578 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 5,366 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health16% 3,842 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 800 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 380 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 killed8,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced369 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations187 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about half the usual rate · most about India 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
● Griefa little more 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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