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10,389 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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Violence in Vienna, people killed in Denmark and the hurricane in Nicaragua drew the news. Austria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 71 in 100 of its 116 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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 →
Conflict & violence

Austria

82 of its 116 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Vienna accounted for 77 of Austria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Denmark

66 of its 104 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

20 of its 20 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Puerto Cabezas accounted for 12 of Nicaragua's 20 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and storms.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Puerto Cabezas stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Honduras

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

19 of its 37 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 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.

its stories →
Health

Greece

54 of its 110 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Abidjan accounted for 12 of Côte d’Ivoire's 15 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in US (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Nov. 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 10,389 stories about harm among 44,910 counted on 5 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 26 February 2020. Honduras' news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. Austria's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 44,910 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria71 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Denmark63 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh49 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Greece49 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 36 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Portland US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Maricopa County US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Lagos Nigeria24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Manhattan US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Austria about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Denmark about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 6,035 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 1,837 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 861 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 753 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 352 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 211 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 145 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 94 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 killed2,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Nicaragua Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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