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40,028 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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Illness in Tahoua, protests in Santiago (Chile) and violence in Sanaa drew the news. Niger's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 80 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 44
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Niger

116 of its 130 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tahoua accounted for 97 of Niger's 116 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Cholera was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tahoua stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

111 of its 283 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 89 of Santiago's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

242 of its 302 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Sanaa accounted for 148 of Yemen's 242 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

36 of its 63 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Fraijanes' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

417 of its 1,029 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 137 of Riyadh's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Colombia

134 of its 214 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 109 of Colombia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Health

Sweden

266 of its 645 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Finland

107 of its 273 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Oil spill was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 12 of Dakar's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Finland (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Iraq (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in United Arab Emirates (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Venezuela (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
27 in 10017 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 Sep: 20 in 1005 Sep: 21 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 19 in 1008 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 22 in 10010 Sep: 22 in 10011 Sep: 23 in 10012 Sep: 23 in 10013 Sep: 22 in 10014 Sep: 24 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 26 in 10017 Sep: 21 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 23 in 10023 Sep: 22 in 10024 Sep: 20 in 10025 Sep: 19 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Oct. 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 40,028 stories about harm among 210,911 counted on 3 Oct.

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Niger's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. On 3 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today. In Niger, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 210,911 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger89 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Indonesia87 in 100 of its 2,201 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia81 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania80 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US685 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1895 Charlottesville US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Jerusalem Israel169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Delhi India147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Riyadh Saudi Arabia137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● Niger about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,386 stories · about as usual Health25% 9,879 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,819 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 4,782 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,775 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,430 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,178 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 930 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 killed10,049 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected5,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,601 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations634 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees439 at about half the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting abductions335 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people falling ill133 at about the usual rate

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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