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10,272 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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Protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), wildfires in Mali and people displaced in the Philippines drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 94 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 43
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Hong Kong

109 of its 183 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 78 of Hong Kong's 109 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 77 of Hong Kong Island's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

67 of its 71 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Indelimane accounted for 46 of Mali's 67 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

China

218 of its 1,191 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 79 of Beijing's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 66 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

53 of its 176 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 50 of Türkiye's 118 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Peru

17 of its 50 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in India (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 10,272 stories about harm among 57,776 counted on 3 Nov.

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Mali's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,776 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hong Kong, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 3 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali94 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong60 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Baghdad Iraq79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Delhi India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'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'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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustralia: 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'sGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 2,885 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,209 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,753 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,551 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 278 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 224 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 killed2,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured857 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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