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21,900 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Mandalay and landslides in South Korea. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 77 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

306 of its 420 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 260 of Iraq's 306 stories about harm, carried by 579 outlets. 245 of Baghdad's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mandalay accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 40 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

114 of its 362 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

64 of its 252 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

France

378 of its 1,283 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 311 of France's 378 stories about harm, carried by 787 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

57 of its 189 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

27 of Riyadh's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

63 of its 228 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (97 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bridge collapse in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jamaica (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
24 in 10016 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 22 in 1007 Sep: 24 in 1008 Sep: 24 in 1009 Sep: 21 in 10010 Sep: 20 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 22 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 21 in 10020 Sep: 21 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 17 in 10026 Sep: 16 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 17 in 1001 Oct: 17 in 1002 Oct: 17 in 1003 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 21,900 stories about harm among 128,442 counted on 3 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. Ireland's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 128,442 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 3 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mali56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Paris France126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654 Dallas US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

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 lessVietnam: 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 lessUnited States: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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: 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 lessRomania: 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 lessNiger: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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 lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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 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: 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: 70 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 28 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 23 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 42 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Korea: 31 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 1,120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Saudi Arabia: 25 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 22 in 100 of its 721 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 1,078 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 28 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 56 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 24 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 73 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)France: 29 in 100 of its 1,283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 24 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 27 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Costa Rica: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 39 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 28 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cook Islands: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Iraq 73 in 100 of its 420 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 77 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 70 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 56 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 49 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,144 stories · about as usual Health28% 5,932 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,199 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,909 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,336 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 471 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 killed5,706 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests2,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations118 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● 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.