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39,777 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 Oslo, protests in Sinjar (Iraq) and deaths in Vilnius. Norway's coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 52 in 100 of its 597 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Norway

310 of its 597 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Oslo accounted for 203 of Norway's 310 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

773 of its 855 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 69 of Sinjar's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 235 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

Lithuania

89 of its 117 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Vilnius accounted for 67 of Lithuania's 89 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

150 of its 174 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 122 of Somalia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Korea

305 of its 961 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 130 of Seoul's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

212 of its 655 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Stockholm's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

201 of its 657 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 67 of Sao Paulo's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Drought was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Central African Republic

60 of its 69 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangui accounted for 43 of the Central African Republic's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Rights & justice

Congo

275 of its 303 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

92 of its 144 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 34 of Havana's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
27 in 10017 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 39,777 stories about harm among 195,739 counted on 5 Oct.

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In Norway, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 195,739 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. In Iraq's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 5 October 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritania96 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Congo91 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq90 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia86 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2506 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3693 Chicago US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Los Angeles US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Beijing China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Seoul South Korea130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSierra 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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'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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Norway about three times as warm as the world's · 310 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as warm as the world's · 773 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as warm as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 15,167 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 8,055 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,676 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 4,971 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,371 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,094 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 757 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 killed9,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,849 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting abductions406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced334 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations281 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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