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What the world's news said happened to people.
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21,743 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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Most of the day's attention went to the typhoon in Taiwan, rights and justice in Kuopio and violence in Mogadishu. Finland's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 64 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

211 of its 330 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Nanfangao accounted for 160 of Taiwan's 211 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Typhoon was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and bridge collapse.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Nanfangao stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

131 of its 227 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Kuopio accounted for 99 of Finland's 131 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Kuopio stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

86 of its 106 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mogadishu accounted for 44 of Somalia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

68 of its 184 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 28 of Lima's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
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Protests & strikes

Morocco

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Rabat accounted for 27 of Morocco's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 16 of Rabat's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

102 of its 164 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 65 of Iraq's 102 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 53 of Baghdad's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan accounted for 116 of Hong Kong's 153 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 111 of Tsuen Wan's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

55 of its 185 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 15 of Yaounde's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Ireland (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Morocco (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Portugal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Jamaica (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,743 stories about harm among 126,269 counted on 1 Oct.

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Taiwan stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan. of the day's 126,269 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 1 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Over September, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in September 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan64 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq62 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Baghdad Iraq53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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'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: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Finland about three times as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 6,020 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice28% 5,964 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,741 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence11% 2,329 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 833 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 536 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 killed5,121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,304 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting refugees257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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