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14,729 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 protests in Lagos (Nigeria), people killed in South Korea and violence in Afghanistan. Nigeria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNigeria 54 in 100 of its 1,066 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Nigeria

576 of its 1,066 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lagos accounted for 298 of Nigeria's 576 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. 285 of Lagos' 298 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Illness was named in 229 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Lagos stories →
Health

South Korea

94 of its 268 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Flu was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Brazil

90 of its 196 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

28 of its 67 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Buenos Aires accounted for 24 of Argentina's 28 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 13 of Buenos Aires' 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Belgium

30 of its 86 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Brussels accounted for 25 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

94 of its 215 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangkok accounted for 69 of Thailand's 94 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. 51 of Bangkok's 69 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

12 of Khartoum's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Croatia

10 of its 25 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Brazil (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
29 in 10025 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep9 Oct22 Oct16 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 10022 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 14,729 stories about harm among 58,475 counted on 22 Oct.

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South Korea's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. On 23 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 25 today. In Nigeria, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 58,475 stories, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Nigeria54 in 100 of its 1,066 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon51 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Lagos Nigeria285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Bangkok Thailand51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Beirut Lebanon32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: 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 readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: 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'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: 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'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Nigeria about three times as angry as the world's · 576 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 8,306 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,021 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,142 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence6% 923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 502 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 351 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 174 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 163 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 killed3,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Georgia Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill33 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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