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12,313 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 violence in Darfur, illness in Saqqara and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 54 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

50 of its 66 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 32 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

Egypt

44 of its 105 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Saqqara accounted for 32 of Egypt's 44 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Saqqara stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

59 of its 127 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 38 of Israel's 59 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 24 of Jerusalem's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

101 of its 186 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tropical storm was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hurricane, storms and heavy rain.

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

Afghanistan

86 of its 125 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 34 of Afghanistan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Poland

20 of its 42 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Qatar

17 of its 43 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Health

Italy

86 of its 269 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Argentina

17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (63 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plague in US (85 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in India (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 28 the day before
31 in 10025 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 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 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 29 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 12,313 stories about harm among 41,868 counted on 3 Oct.

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Of the day's 41,868 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. A year earlier, on 4 October 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico54 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh51 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Kashmir48 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US370 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1860 Hathras India91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 7,417 stories · much more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice16% 1,977 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,040 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 830 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 514 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 193 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 126 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 113 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 killed3,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill29 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?

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