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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,305 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), a disaster in Kavala and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 79 in 100 of its 331 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

165 of its 211 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 135 of Venezuela's 165 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 122 of Caracas' 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

340 of its 502 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kavala accounted for 236 of Greece's 340 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (261 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kavala stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

564 of its 741 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 384 of Afghanistan's 564 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

928 of its 1,202 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (514 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Panama

170 of its 236 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Panama City accounted for 165 of Panama's 170 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Train derailment was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

373 of its 409 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 201 of Somalia's 373 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (169 stories). Drought was named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

56 of its 223 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 56 of Vukovar's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

189 of its 656 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 113 of Berlin's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

263 of its 331 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. the Iberian Peninsula accounted for 162 of Portugal's 263 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Hurricane was named in 256 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

368 of its 484 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (186 stories). Snowstorms were named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Portugal (256 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Puerto Rico (264 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Nepal (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (166 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Panama (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
27 in 10017 in 10014 Sep21 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct14 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 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 26,305 stories about harm among 112,797 counted on 13 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Portugal's news, mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual. Venezuela stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 112,797 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico96 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia91 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo83 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Portugal79 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Istanbul Türkiye131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Caracas Venezuela122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Berlin Germany113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times 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 Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Croatia about three times as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 872 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,269 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 6,651 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence17% 4,243 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 3,824 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,808 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 746 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 550 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 364 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 killed9,504 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,897 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people injured2,299 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests2,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations945 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions449 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Syria Stories reporting refugees367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 harsher than 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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