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24,475 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 day's news pointed at protests in Guayaquil (Ecuador), the hunger in Haiti and abductions in the UK. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 87 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 39
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 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

Ecuador

131 of its 151 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Guayaquil accounted for 101 of Ecuador's 131 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. 55 of Guayaquil's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

69 of its 97 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Hunger was named in 15 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.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bangladesh

91 of its 168 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 12 of Kutupalong's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

220 of its 728 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tropical storm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Slovenia

26 of its 59 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 13 of Ljubljana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

53 of its 149 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

37 of its 71 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Khartoum accounted for 29 of Sudan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Thailand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in South Korea (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); power cuts in China (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 28; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Sep. 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 24,475 stories about harm among 98,954 counted on 30 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 August 2021. For the second day running, the news turned to Ecuador. Ecuador stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 98,954 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador87 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Haiti71 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 724 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 London UK74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Guayaquil Ecuador55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Kabul Afghanistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Ecuador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 13,944 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,067 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,109 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,825 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Food & livelihood3% 726 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 568 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 418 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 killed4,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations130 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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