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46,182 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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Violence in Bihac, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and people killed in Rwanda drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 65 in 100 of its 453 stories, usually 33
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bihac accounted for 38 of Bosnia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

277 of its 587 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Harare accounted for 229 of Zimbabwe's 277 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 145 of Harare's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (125 stories).

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Rwanda

57 of its 86 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

145 of its 222 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Sofia accounted for 109 of Bulgaria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

314 of its 587 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Moldova

15 of its 29 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

113 of its 207 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

127 of its 204 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

100 of its 181 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 56 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Moldova (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
27 in 10017 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct11 Oct12 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 10011 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 46,182 stories about harm among 209,903 counted on 11 Oct.

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In Rwanda's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 209,903 stories, above the usual 21. Bosnia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 11 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo70 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Rwanda66 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1418 Manhattan US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Riyadh Saudi Arabia222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Harare Zimbabwe145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Bosnia few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Malaysia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about three times as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 14,158 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 11,935 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 8,814 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 4,359 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,195 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,478 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,437 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,150 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 killed12,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,083 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced286 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia and the US

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
● 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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