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39,898 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 wildfires in Portugal, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and violence in Hodeida. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 51 in 100 of its 312 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

104 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lisbon accounted for 96 of Portugal's 104 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Wildfires were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

294 of its 732 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 175 of Nairobi's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Poisoning was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

396 of its 484 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 261 of Yemen's 396 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

82 of its 131 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Dengue was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

158 of its 312 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Heavy rain was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,426 of its 2,452 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 726 of Israel's 1,426 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 400 of Jerusalem's 726 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

105 of its 263 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 52 of Crimea's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 774 of Saudi Arabia's 1,123 stories about harm, carried by 738 outlets. 410 of Riyadh's 774 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 129 of Syria's 223 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

145 of its 183 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 65 of Mezam's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Angola (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Jordan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Taiwan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Guam (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Central African Republic (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
24 in 10017 in 10026 Sep3 Oct10 Oct17 Oct25 Oct26 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 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 21 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 39,898 stories about harm among 210,581 counted on 25 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,581 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Portugal's news mentioned wildfires about 5 times as often as usual. Portugal's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 25 October 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo90 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon79 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Somalia78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US939 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3562 Riyadh Saudi Arabia410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774 Jerusalem Israel400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 San Quentin US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Nairobi Kenya175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about three 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about 4 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'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Cameroon about 4 times as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,123 stories about harm ● Portugal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,797 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,364 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,571 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,458 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,902 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,777 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,005 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 killed10,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,034 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations443 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill72 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than 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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