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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,431 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 Santiago (Chile), deaths in Jakarta and rights and justice in Kampala. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 53 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Chile

104 of its 196 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 83 of Chile's 104 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 74 of Santiago's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

212 of its 432 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 131 of Indonesia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Flu was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

64 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 64 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ethiopia

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 24 of Addis Ababa's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

208 of its 308 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 159 of Iraq's 208 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. 148 of Baghdad's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

50 of Moscow's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

34 of its 81 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Japan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in China (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 20,431 stories about harm among 120,688 counted on 25 Oct.

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The news turned to Chile for the seventh day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,688 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Chile's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq68 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Chile53 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Baghdad Iraq148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Santiago Chile74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Beijing China72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,347 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health25% 4,994 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,502 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,272 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,094 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 795 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 387 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 killed5,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations373 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill43 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 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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