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16,352 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 Santiago (Chile), rights and justice in Paris and evacuations in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 74 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Protests & strikes

Chile

49 of its 91 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Santiago accounted for 45 of Chile's 49 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 40 of Santiago's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

France

279 of its 706 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 177 of France's 279 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

60 of its 121 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Thailand

102 of its 211 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bangkok accounted for 76 of Thailand's 102 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 65 of Bangkok's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

442 of its 930 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 70 of Lagos' 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Belgium

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 7 of Baghdad's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Burkina Faso

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola, outbreaks and tuberculosis.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Burkina Faso (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Romania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Belgium (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 29 the day before
29 in 10025 in 10015 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct19 Oct15 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 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10018 Oct: 29 in 10019 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 16,352 stories about harm among 62,957 counted on 19 Oct.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 62,957 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bermuda74 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Bolivia60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Iraq59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Syria57 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Abuja Nigeria72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Lagos Nigeria70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Bangkok Thailand65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Paris France60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sPoland: 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'sNicaragua: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: 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'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'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as angry as the world's · 442 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Latvia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 15 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 9,355 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,049 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,348 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,104 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 192 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 172 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 killed4,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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