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23,538 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), deaths in Mopti and violence in Damascus. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 62 in 100 of its 308 stories, usually 28
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

215 of its 284 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 156 of Iraq's 215 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 106 of Baghdad's 156 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mali

54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mopti accounted for 44 of Mali's 54 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

499 of its 612 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 284 of Syria's 499 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Dust storm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

126 of its 215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bucharest accounted for 105 of Romania's 126 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Earthquake was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Greece

192 of its 308 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 83 of Greek Macedonia's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

39 of its 42 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Maljevac accounted for 37 of Bosnia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 37 of Maljevac's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

270 of its 660 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

130 of its 236 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Prague accounted for 126 of the Czechia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Guyana (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10029 Sep6 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct29 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 10028 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 23,538 stories about harm among 100,928 counted on 28 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. Reports of people injured ran at about three times 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 100,928 stories, above the usual 21. Iraq's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 42 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria82 in 100 of its 612 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Greece62 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1284 Tapanatepec Mexico134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Baghdad Iraq106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Ramallah Palestine93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Squirrel Hill US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1304

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 7,763 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice26% 5,983 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health16% 3,649 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,687 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,959 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement2% 486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 452 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 307 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 killed10,585 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured4,762 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees475 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting abductions136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations104 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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