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37,677 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 rights and justice in Bratislava, violence in Yaounde and the tsunami in Chile. Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 87 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 10
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

71 of its 82 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bratislava accounted for 69 of Slovakia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

129 of its 187 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yaounde accounted for 103 of Cameroon's 129 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

98 of its 244 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

454 of its 535 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 201 of Yemen's 454 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Diphtheria was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

466 of its 713 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (357 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

136 of its 209 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 110 of Tanzania's 136 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

139 of its 174 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 100 of Sudan's 139 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories).

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Health

Uganda

117 of its 230 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

587 of its 1,562 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 267 of Islamabad's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1004 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct2 Nov4 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 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 37,677 stories about harm among 194,610 counted on 2 Nov.

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Slovakia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 194,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Chile's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia87 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir71 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives70 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Tennessee US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Boston US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1889 London UK136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 805

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 498 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Malaysia about twice as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,408 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,863 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,883 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,576 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,188 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 killed12,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting evacuations234 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 about as 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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