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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSt 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLatvia: 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 lessKenya: 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 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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 lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 lessBahrain: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: no storiesAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 54 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 51 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 52 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 74 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 61 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 95 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Spain: 57 in 100 of its 1,095 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 92 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Senegal: 55 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 42 in 100 of its 884 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Samoa: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Romania: 67 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 40 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 914 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 72 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Morocco: 35 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 44 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malta: 35 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 66 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 66 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Italy: 40 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 61 in 100 of its 614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Caledonia: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Eritrea: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Costa Rica: 49 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 68 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 69 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brunei: 34 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 54 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Armenia: 51 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Angola: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● South Sudan 95 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sierra Leone 92 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 502 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 75 in 100 of its 334 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 66 in 100 of its 728 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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