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12,724 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 Tehran (Iran), violence in Indelimane and arrests in Vietnam. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 91 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

89 of its 180 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

115 of its 127 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Indelimane accounted for 64 of Mali's 115 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Indelimane stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

72 of its 205 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Chile

56 of its 95 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Santiago accounted for 35 of Chile's 56 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 32 of Santiago's 35 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

116 of its 169 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

27 of its 79 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 94 of Iraq's 135 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. 87 of Baghdad's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 52 of Türkiye's 126 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

145 of its 298 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (45 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Nov. 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 12,724 stories about harm among 69,785 counted on 2 Nov.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 69,785 stories, as usual. Iran's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. A year earlier, on 2 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Chile59 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Islamabad Pakistan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: 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 angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,611 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,751 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,242 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,922 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 752 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 636 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 272 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 219 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 killed3,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations263 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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