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35,458 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 cyclone in Panama, protests in Tripoli (Libya) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Bulgaria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 68 in 100 of its 247 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Panama

184 of its 263 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Panama City accounted for 178 of Panama's 184 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Protests & strikes

Libya

65 of its 107 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 57 of Libya's 65 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 30 of Tripoli's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

914 of its 1,167 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 654 of Afghanistan's 914 stories about harm, carried by 569 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Azerbaijan

101 of its 201 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Baku accounted for 98 of Azerbaijan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Comoros

36 of its 37 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Anjouan accounted for 35 of the Comoros' 36 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

Fiji

57 of its 168 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Chikungunya was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

669 of its 1,706 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 216 of Ciudad Hidalgo's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

169 of its 263 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

1,196 of its 2,895 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Switzerland (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Korea (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Fiji (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Australia (146 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
24 in 10017 in 10020 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct19 Oct20 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 10015 Oct: 20 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 19 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 35,458 stories about harm among 192,889 counted on 19 Oct.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 192,889 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 19 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 1,167 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua75 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo72 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Panama70 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ciudad Hidalgo Mexico216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Washington US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1087 Beersheba Israel199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Orangeburg US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Fronteras Mexico148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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'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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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'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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken 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

● Iran about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about twice as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 914 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 417 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,149 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 8,146 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,252 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 5,161 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,167 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 787 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 768 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 killed9,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,611 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people injured2,828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions638 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Syria Stories reporting evacuations310 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced262 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about a third 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 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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