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21,180 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 landslides in Indonesia, rights and justice in Bratislava and people killed in North Korea. Slovakia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,019 of its 2,144 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Donggala accounted for 1,215 of Indonesia's 2,019 stories about harm, carried by 1,147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Landslides were named in 386 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Donggala stories →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

99 of its 105 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bratislava accounted for 93 of Slovakia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

219 of its 540 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Outbreaks were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

67 of Tehran's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

208 of its 348 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 171 of Greece's 208 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

194 of its 242 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Maroua accounted for 135 of Cameroon's 194 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

602 of its 1,235 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (262 stories). Heatwave was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.

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Health

Romania

110 of its 251 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 109 of Romania's 110 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and flu.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

276 of its 503 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

407 of its 674 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (108 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in France (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 21,180 stories about harm among 102,508 counted on 30 Sep.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 102,508 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 September 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Slovakia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia94 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon80 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 725 San Diego US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Greenwood County US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Donggala Indonesia95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1215 Jerusalem Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Slovakia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as warm as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 599 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,448 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice25% 5,286 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 3,883 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,735 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,171 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 418 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 373 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 killed7,871 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,800 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people affected2,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees338 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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