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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,990 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 Athens (Greece), the drought in Sweden and the hurricane in Mexico. Armenia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 54 in 100 of its 427 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Greece

161 of its 273 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Athens accounted for 107 of Greece's 161 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 69 of Athens' 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Sweden

103 of its 236 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Stockholm accounted for 63 of Sweden's 103 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

231 of its 427 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hurricane was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge, flooding and storms.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

94 of its 169 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Azeri accounted for 46 of Armenia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

80 of its 123 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 80 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iran

74 of its 136 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

94 of its 249 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

86 of its 159 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Romania

50 of its 111 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 27 the day before
30 in 10025 in 1007 Sep14 Sep21 Sep28 Sep7 Oct7 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 1005 Oct: 27 in 1006 Oct: 27 in 1007 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,990 stories about harm among 80,267 counted on 7 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 80,267 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about 5 times as often as usual. On 8 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Greece59 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 Athens Greece69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'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 readMorocco: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: 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'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 12,306 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice17% 3,586 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,888 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,245 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 243 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 killed5,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 softer 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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