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17,534 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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Protests in Lagos (Nigeria), illness in Lisbon and rights and justice in Dhaka drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 41 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Nigeria

429 of its 1,126 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 80 of Lagos' 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Lagos stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 54 of Belarus' 84 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 47 of Minsk's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Namibia

27 of its 50 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 10 of Windhoek's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Iran

79 of its 137 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Tunisia

34 of its 63 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

52 of its 138 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (71 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Belgium (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 29 the day before
30 in 10025 in 10011 Sep18 Sep25 Sep2 Oct12 Oct11 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 10011 Oct: 29 in 10012 Oct: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,534 stories about harm among 66,153 counted on 12 Oct.

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Of the day's 66,153 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Namibia54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1018 Lagos Nigeria80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Portland US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Minsk Belarus47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Denver US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: 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 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'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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readWestern 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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: 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: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAngola: 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 10,104 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 3,083 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,547 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,208 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 626 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 238 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 147 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 killed4,543 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations79 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting people displaced70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about the usual rate

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