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39,468 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Riyadh, violence in Sirte and evacuations in Mexico. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuam 78 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

1,863 of its 3,999 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Riyadh accounted for 1,312 of Saudi Arabia's 1,863 stories about harm, carried by 1,035 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (50 stories). Poisoning was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

178 of its 204 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Sirte accounted for 140 of Libya's 178 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,229 of its 2,243 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (429 stories). Power cuts were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Cuba

98 of its 203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Havana accounted for 89 of Cuba's 98 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Central African Republic

86 of its 106 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Balaka accounted for 78 of the Central African Republic's 86 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

40 of its 53 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sarajevo accounted for 36 of Bosnia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

124 of its 408 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

37 of its 81 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 3 of Guatemala City's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

447 of its 1,756 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with rubella.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

268 of its 338 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Hodeida accounted for 199 of Yemen's 268 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Sierra Leone (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Northern Mariana Islands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Tanzania (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 39,468 stories about harm among 204,993 counted on 24 Oct.

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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 204,993 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Cambodia's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. On 24 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya87 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Guam78 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US623 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2949 Riyadh Saudi Arabia570 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 Jerusalem Israel272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 Atlanta US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Charlottesville US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,863 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,977 stories · about as usual Health24% 9,319 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence18% 6,820 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,500 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,879 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,477 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,113 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 665 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 killed10,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations966 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced597 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting abductions576 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees383 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and France

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more 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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