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39,668 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 earthquake in Greece, illness in Lubumbashi and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 70 in 100 of its 780 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Greece

549 of its 780 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Zakynthos accounted for 360 of Greece's 549 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 436 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and respiratory illness.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Zakynthos stories →
Health

DR Congo

62 of its 72 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Lubumbashi accounted for 56 of the DR Congo's 62 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Meningitis was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and hiv.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Lubumbashi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

180 of its 205 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 120 of Yemen's 180 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Austria

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

1,362 of its 2,386 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

79 of its 135 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

193 of its 311 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

139 of its 228 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 139 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

183 of its 259 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 152 of Venezuela's 183 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 116 of Caracas' 152 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Chile

87 of its 246 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Congo (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Guatemala (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Portugal (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
24 in 10017 in 10027 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct26 Oct27 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 10026 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 39,668 stories about harm among 197,130 counted on 26 Oct.

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In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,130 stories, as usual. Greece's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 26 October 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Northern Mariana Islands91 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Guatemala78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 28 · mostly food & livelihood Somalia73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US551 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3141 Riyadh Saudi Arabia258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 San Francisco US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Tulkarm Palestine123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: 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 more grief-stricken than 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 more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer 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 a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage about twice as angry as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Jordan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as warm as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 950 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,029 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,954 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health20% 7,919 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,029 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,138 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed10,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,267 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people affected4,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations393 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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
● 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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