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46,573 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 Buenos Aires, helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia and deaths in Touba. Argentina's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Yemen →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 64 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Argentina

151 of its 269 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 117 of Argentina's 151 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

2,003 of its 3,216 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 1,340 of Saudi Arabia's 2,003 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,020 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 227 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Senegal

94 of its 146 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Touba accounted for 85 of Senegal's 94 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Touba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

113 of its 228 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Cyclone was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

210 of its 474 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nicaragua

61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sudan

169 of its 218 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baggari accounted for 126 of Sudan's 169 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (145 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

351 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (253 stories). Typhoon was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Estonia

23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 10 of Tallinn's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (271 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Bermuda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Mexico (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Albania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Morocco (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 25 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1008 Oct15 Oct22 Oct29 Oct6 Nov8 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 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 46,573 stories about harm among 194,564 counted on 6 Nov.

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In Argentina, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 194,564 stories, above the usual 23. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. A year earlier, on 6 November 2016, 22 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 →

Niger85 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Sierra Leone69 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Nicaragua69 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tokyo Japan418 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Sutherland Springs US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5172 London UK165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1161 Charlottesville US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

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'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'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'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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: 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 a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Nicaragua about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Poland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 15,018 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 10,946 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health17% 7,934 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,565 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,289 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,549 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 884 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 765 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 killed20,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people injured9,006 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests7,197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people affected4,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced779 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees512 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Australia Stories reporting evacuations226 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than 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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