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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessMicronesia: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: 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: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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 storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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 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 lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 80 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 24 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Turkmenistan: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 77 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 45 in 100 of its 1,162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)St. Lucia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Romania: 28 in 100 of its 509 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 1,176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 30 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 89 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Italy: 25 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 1,371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 77 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 3,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 62 in 100 of its 820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea-Bissau: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gabon: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 29 in 100 of its 1,493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 88 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 50 in 100 of its 545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 84 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 85 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 27 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahrain: 36 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 48 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 554 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Cameroon 85 in 100 of its 500 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ecuador 84 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tanzania 77 in 100 of its 291 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Eritrea 88 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 77 in 100 of its 252 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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