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10,949 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 Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Kabul and plane crash in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 39 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 79 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. 42 of Baghdad's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

196 of its 302 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 86 of Afghanistan's 196 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Russia

183 of its 421 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Plane crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

23 of its 48 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 23 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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

Italy

82 of its 282 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 37 of Rome's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Czechia

52 of its 134 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Prague accounted for 40 of the Czechia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Malaysia

141 of its 250 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 69 of Malaysia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

35 of its 47 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

62 of its 72 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

57 of its 99 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in China (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in US (42 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 10,949 stories about harm among 42,038 counted on 10 Oct.

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Of the day's 42,038 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 October 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir58 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Malaysia56 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Baghdad Iraq42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Rome Italy37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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 readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: 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'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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 about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 5,602 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice18% 1,915 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,148 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,060 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 235 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 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 killed2,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured646 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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