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45,421 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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Most of the day's attention went to building collapse in Bahrain, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and violence in Dhaka. Venezuela's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 78 in 100 of its 630 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Disasters & accidents

Bahrain

108 of its 189 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Manama accounted for 94 of Bahrain's 108 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Building collapse was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

245 of its 331 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 225 of Venezuela's 245 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 195 of Caracas' 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

548 of its 736 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 428 of Bangladesh's 548 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (290 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kenya

577 of its 1,063 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Road crashes were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Panama

491 of its 630 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Panama City accounted for 473 of Panama's 491 stories about harm, carried by 511 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Storms were named in 167 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, tropical storm and tornadoes.

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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

402 of its 511 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Morocco

122 of its 185 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

129 of its 250 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gambia

44 of its 132 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

52 of its 144 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Oman (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Panama (167 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in South Africa (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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27 in 10017 in 10011 Sep18 Sep25 Sep2 Oct10 Oct11 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 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 21 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 45,421 stories about harm among 212,042 counted on 10 Oct.

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Bahrain's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 212,042 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bahrain. On 10 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria79 in 100 of its 511 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Panama78 in 100 of its 630 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh74 in 100 of its 736 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1542 Northern Ireland UK205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Caracas Venezuela195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Riyadh Saudi Arabia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Jerusalem Israel156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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'sEcuador: 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 readN. 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: 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 warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Venezuela about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about three times as angry as the world's · 402 stories about harm ● Bahrain about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 13,629 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice26% 11,627 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 8,762 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 4,670 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,497 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,542 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 996 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 860 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 killed12,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,933 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees463 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced260 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill126 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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