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15,351 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Stepanakert, protests in Oslo (Norway) and illness in Lisbon. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 64 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

72 of its 113 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Stepanakert accounted for 44 of Azerbaijan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Norway

63 of its 139 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 22 of Oslo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 25 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.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Health

Portugal

34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lisbon accounted for 30 of Portugal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Mali

44 of its 59 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bamako accounted for 34 of Mali's 44 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

45 of its 78 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

83 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Spain

109 of its 304 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 23 of Jakarta's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Health

Morocco

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in South Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
30 in 10025 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep9 Oct8 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 1009 Oct: 28 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,351 stories about harm among 54,412 counted on 9 Oct.

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Abductions were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 54,412 stories, above the usual 27. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Portugal's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. On 10 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Azerbaijan64 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia58 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh57 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia56 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1278 Kenosha US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Michigan US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Manhattan US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Lagos Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readRwanda: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Jamaica few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 8,580 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,962 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,418 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,007 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 562 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 189 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 154 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 killed3,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting refugees77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 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 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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