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27,418 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 violence in Beirut, protests in Tehran (Iran) and the typhoon in Vietnam. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 92 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

478 of its 728 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 368 of Lebanon's 478 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

375 of its 614 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 299 of Iran's 375 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. 228 of Tehran's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (200 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

219 of its 431 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 161 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Senegal

49 of its 89 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Ebola was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Italy

219 of its 552 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 82 of Milan's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

186 of its 343 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Brussels accounted for 177 of Belgium's 186 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 98 of Brussels' 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories).

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Health

Sierra Leone

197 of its 214 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Freetown accounted for 142 of Sierra Leone's 197 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (175 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

271 of its 285 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 268 of South Sudan's 271 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (257 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

622 of its 1,095 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 213 of Madrid's 361 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (521 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

42 of its 63 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Samoa (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (180 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in France (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1006 Oct13 Oct20 Oct27 Oct4 Nov6 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 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Nov. 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 27,418 stories about harm among 115,267 counted on 4 Nov.

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Vietnam's news mentioned the typhoon about 7 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 115,267 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Lebanon, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 November 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan95 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone92 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Madrid Spain213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1337 Harare Zimbabwe168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Piedmont US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Portugal few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 8,783 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence25% 6,738 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 4,842 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,609 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 689 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 488 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 419 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 killed8,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected3,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,931 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees556 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people displaced185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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 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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