← 30 Sep Thursday 1 October 2020 · to 23:59 UTC 2 Oct →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
26,276 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.

How to read these numbers →

The day's news pointed at violence in Artsakh, protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong) and illness in Moscow. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 53 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

94 of its 176 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Artsakh accounted for 41 of Azerbaijan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Artsakh stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Causeway Bay accounted for 29 of Hong Kong's 54 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 21 of Causeway Bay's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Health

Russia

Moscow accounted for 175 of Russia's 316 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Armenia

107 of its 201 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Azeri accounted for 52 of Armenia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

68 of its 120 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 68 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 3 of Conakry's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Honduras

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Israel

198 of its 465 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mexico (46 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Congo (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Italy (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Germany (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
31 in 10025 in 1002 Sep9 Sep16 Sep23 Sep1 Oct2 Sep: 27 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 27 in 1005 Sep: 29 in 1006 Sep: 31 in 1007 Sep: 29 in 1008 Sep: 27 in 1009 Sep: 27 in 10010 Sep: 27 in 10011 Sep: 28 in 10012 Sep: 30 in 10013 Sep: 30 in 10014 Sep: 27 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 26 in 10018 Sep: 26 in 10019 Sep: 29 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 26 in 10022 Sep: 26 in 10023 Sep: 26 in 10024 Sep: 26 in 10025 Sep: 26 in 10026 Sep: 28 in 10027 Sep: 27 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 26 in 1001 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 26,276 stories about harm among 102,619 counted on 1 Oct.

Read the day's briefing

Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 2 October 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. In Azerbaijan, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,619 stories, below the usual 27. Over September, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in September 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine63 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Iraq57 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Azerbaijan53 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1089 Hathras India119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Delhi India84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Portland US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral 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'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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,611 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 5,212 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,141 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,792 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 529 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed6,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations139 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 about as 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.