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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,955 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 the hurricane in Portugal, protests in Lucapa (Angola) and people injured in Italy. Yemen's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 78 in 100 of its 363 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

282 of its 363 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lisbon accounted for 231 of Portugal's 282 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Hurricane was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone, power cuts and heatwave.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

47 of its 57 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 45 of Lucapa's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Lucapa stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

230 of its 640 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Malaria was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

264 of its 280 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 203 of Yemen's 264 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (225 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

328 of its 349 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mogadishu accounted for 223 of Somalia's 328 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

336 of its 408 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (242 stories). Avalanche was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Algeria

69 of its 81 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 68 of Algeria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

730 of its 1,021 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

275 of its 390 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Panama City accounted for 267 of Panama's 275 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

243 of its 338 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. San Salvador accounted for 222 of el Salvador's 243 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Honduras (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (102 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Oman (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
27 in 10017 in 10015 Sep22 Sep29 Sep6 Oct14 Oct15 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 10014 Oct: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 23,955 stories about harm among 101,604 counted on 14 Oct.

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In Portugal, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 24 in every 100 of the day's 101,604 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 14 October 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Bulgaria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia94 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Algeria85 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Angola82 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Madison County US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Jerusalem Israel153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Kremlin Russia138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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'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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: 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'sCuba: 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 readColombia: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer 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 warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,074 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,409 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,891 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 3,665 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,874 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 421 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 408 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 killed8,453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people affected3,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,032 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations707 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees194 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced149 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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