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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,699 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 Warsaw (Poland), violence in Peshawar and people injured in Ireland. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 44 in 100 of its 592 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Poland

50 of its 96 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Warsaw accounted for 33 of Poland's 50 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 23 of Warsaw's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

270 of its 514 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Peshawar accounted for 137 of Pakistan's 270 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Health

Ireland

202 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Tanzania

48 of its 92 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Dar es Salaam's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

361 of its 831 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 94 of Lagos' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 38 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

84 of its 124 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Luanda's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

4 of Kumba's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (61 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 14,699 stories about harm among 55,886 counted on 27 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 55,886 stories, as usual. Mentions of tropical storm ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 28 October 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Poland stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan53 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania52 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Poland52 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Philadelphia US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Lagos Nigeria94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Paris France63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238

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: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 8,114 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,659 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,418 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,203 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 319 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 190 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 159 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 killed3,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,024 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations167 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced87 at about the usual rate 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 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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