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32,169 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 violence in Baghdad, protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and rights and justice in Yangon. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 84 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

193 of its 252 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 107 of Iraq's 193 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

225 of its 291 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 204 of Tanzania's 225 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 113 of Dar es Salaam's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Displacement

France

427 of its 1,493 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (141 stories). Building collapse was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cameroon

425 of its 500 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bamenda accounted for 321 of Cameroon's 425 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. 230 of Bamenda's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (315 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

104 of its 262 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 25 of Kiev's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

17 of its 19 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 12 of Nouadhibou's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

273 of its 545 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

51 of its 176 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

51 of its 142 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sri Lanka (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Cuba (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1007 Oct14 Oct21 Oct28 Oct5 Nov7 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 1003 Nov: 20 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 32,169 stories about harm among 177,658 counted on 5 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 27 September 2018. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. On 5 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 177,658 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eritrea88 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador84 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Yemen80 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania77 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Lake Hallie US683 stories about protests or strikes, of its 772 Washington US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Tehran Iran272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 698 Bamenda Cameroon230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Dar es Salaam Tanzania113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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'sKashmir: 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'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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 528 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,009 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,700 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 5,756 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 4,027 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,249 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,073 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 996 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 794 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 killed11,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,625 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions656 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and Iran Stories reporting refugees565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about France and the US

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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