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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,550 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 Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong), flooding in Palestine and people killed in Vietnam. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 82 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 45
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Hong Kong

88 of its 159 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 63 of Hong Kong's 88 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 63 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsim Sha Tsui stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

93 of its 195 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

455 of its 582 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 334 of Iraq's 455 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chile

76 of its 116 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Santiago accounted for 64 of Chile's 76 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 57 of Santiago's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

716 of its 984 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Idlib accounted for 411 of Syria's 716 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

29 of its 43 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 8 of Oromo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

94 of its 320 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 58 of Barcelona's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

31 of its 103 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Fiji

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in US (331 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
20 in 10016 in 10028 Sep5 Oct12 Oct19 Oct27 Oct28 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 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 17 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 16 in 10023 Oct: 17 in 10024 Oct: 16 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,550 stories about harm among 56,944 counted on 27 Oct.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 21 September 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 56,944 stories, above the usual 18. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 27 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Chile, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine82 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq78 in 100 of its 582 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 984 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Chile66 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Barcelona Spain58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Santiago Chile57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 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

● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 716 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,844 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 2,765 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health18% 2,091 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,902 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 446 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 409 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 232 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 killed3,585 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations349 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.