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16,393 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 news turned to wildfires in Lebanon, people affected in Norway and protests in Latakia (Syria). Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 65 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

77 of its 127 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Beirut accounted for 55 of Lebanon's 77 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Norway

37 of its 86 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

47 of its 65 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 10 of Latakia's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Latakia stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

84 of its 151 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

North Korea

136 of its 210 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pyongyang accounted for 129 of North Korea's 136 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Portugal

51 of its 102 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lisbon accounted for 47 of Portugal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

104 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kulgam accounted for 55 of Kashmir's 104 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

110 of its 232 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

29 of Lagos' 55 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

77 of its 133 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in North Korea (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 28 the day before
30 in 10025 in 1009 Sep16 Sep23 Sep30 Sep10 Oct9 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 10010 Oct: 28 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 16,393 stories about harm among 58,228 counted on 10 Oct.

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Syria's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 28 in every 100 of the day's 58,228 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mali. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 11 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir66 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea65 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Lebanon61 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1237 Wauwatosa US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Lagos Nigeria29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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 warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: 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 three times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 8,979 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,026 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,655 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,176 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 376 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 175 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 174 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 killed4,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions265 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of 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 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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