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12,361 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), drownings in Thailand and violence in Anantnag. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 89 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 55
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

336 of its 378 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 288 of Iraq's 336 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. 273 of Baghdad's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

87 of its 227 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

91 of its 187 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Anantnag accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 91 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Anantnag stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

16 of its 47 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Quito accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 34 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 21 of Quito's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

India

1,023 of its 4,122 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 164 of Mumbai's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (315 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Causeway Bay accounted for 104 of Hong Kong's 159 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 100 of Causeway Bay's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

152 of its 592 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in UK (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
24 in 10016 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1004 Oct: 17 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 12,361 stories about harm among 66,797 counted on 5 Oct.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 66,797 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Thailand's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. On 5 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq89 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Mumbai India164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Causeway Bay Hong Kong100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: 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'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 336 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 3,880 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health25% 3,020 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,715 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,653 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 745 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 533 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 281 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 258 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 killed3,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher 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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