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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,752 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 protests in Asmara (Eritrea), violence in Ankara and power cuts in Panama. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 1,221 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Eritrea

49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Asmara accounted for 26 of Eritrea's 49 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 17 of Asmara's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Asmara stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

751 of its 1,221 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ankara accounted for 349 of Türkiye's 751 stories about harm, carried by 824 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

19 of its 51 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

97 of its 209 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 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.

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

Ecuador

61 of its 93 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Quito accounted for 50 of Ecuador's 61 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. 49 of Quito's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (43 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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Protests & strikes

Haiti

29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 29 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 19 of Port-au-Prince's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

234 of its 388 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 16 of Addis Ababa's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 58 of Iraq's 93 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 43 of Baghdad's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

227 of its 842 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Sarajevo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in France (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iran (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
23 in 10016 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct11 Oct12 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 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 17 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,752 stories about harm among 123,141 counted on 11 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 123,141 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. Eritrea's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 11 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador66 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Eritrea64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 564 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye62 in 100 of its 1,221 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 806 London UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Ankara Türkiye97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Quito Ecuador49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Baghdad Iraq43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'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

● Ethiopia about twice as warm as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Eritrea few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 751 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 291 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,850 stories · about as usual Health23% 5,214 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,657 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,176 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,120 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,040 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 455 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 killed5,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees648 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting evacuations306 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced296 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of 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
● Griefa little less than 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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