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36,163 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 news turned to rights and justice in Bratislava, wildfires in Portugal and deaths in Menaka. Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 63 in 100 of its 215 stories, usually 9
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

136 of its 215 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Bratislava accounted for 125 of Slovakia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

162 of its 302 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Wildfires were named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mali

141 of its 180 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Menaka accounted for 101 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Menaka stories →
Health

Romania

150 of its 448 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Drought was named in 119 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Oman

75 of its 126 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Saham accounted for 67 of Oman's 75 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

110 of its 113 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Lesser Antilles accounted for 95 of Guadeloupe's 110 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Niger

29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

84 of its 130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

232 of its 681 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

45 of its 281 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. 10 of Aracinovo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Dominica (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Lebanon (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Niger (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Sep. 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 36,163 stories about harm among 207,543 counted on 27 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 18 July 2018. 17 in every 100 of the day's 207,543 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Slovakia, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 9% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe97 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi92 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Congo85 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Mali78 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 53 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia75 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1520 Jerusalem Israel212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Dublin Ireland198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 London UK106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Beijing China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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'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'sPuerto Rico: 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: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● South Sudan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,565 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health23% 8,078 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,472 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 5,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,369 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,275 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 846 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 killed8,360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,090 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,976 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees478 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations317 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced297 at about half the usual rate · most about Congo and Syria Stories reporting abductions283 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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