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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Micronesia: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 30 in 100 of its 32,137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 82 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 894 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 59 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 774 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 86 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 42 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 1,560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 76 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 62 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Czechia: 55 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 81 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 47 in 100 of its 1,062 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 93 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bermuda: 72 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nauru: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 82 in 100 of its 612 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 76 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 73 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 86 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Greece 62 in 100 of its 308 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 1,021 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.