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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,582 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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Protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), deaths in Mopti and rights and justice in Yaounde drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Israel → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 93 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

115 of its 124 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 59 of Guatemala City's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mali

123 of its 136 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mopti accounted for 116 of Mali's 123 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

84 of its 89 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 66 of Cameroon's 84 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,304 of its 1,821 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,099 stories). Power cuts were named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Albania

93 of its 245 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

631 of its 1,282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (403 stories). Plague was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

376 of its 474 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 225 of Afghanistan's 376 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

150 of its 185 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Cyclone was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

79 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Santiago's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in El Salvador (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Yemen (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Northern Mariana Islands (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10028 Sep5 Oct12 Oct19 Oct27 Oct28 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 10027 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 26,582 stories about harm among 114,128 counted on 27 Oct.

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Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 114,128 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon94 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador93 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala93 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 29 · mostly food & livelihood Mali90 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 42 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US475 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1572 Jerusalem Israel161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Gaza Palestine156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Miami US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Manhattan US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sMyanmar: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 390 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 519 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 7,518 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice29% 7,496 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,456 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,819 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 558 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 482 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 killed9,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests4,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,976 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees861 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and Israel Stories reporting people displaced246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations179 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more than 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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