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22,157 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 violence in Jammu, rights and justice in Tripoli and people injured in Nepal. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 74 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 49
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

108 of its 145 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 45 of Kashmir's 108 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

36 of its 71 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tripoli accounted for 33 of Libya's 36 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

36 of its 57 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Philippines

356 of its 670 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, typhoon and drownings.

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

Greece

89 of its 248 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 183 of Afghanistan's 305 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Guyana

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tunis accounted for 28 of Tunisia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Oil spill was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

7 of Hong Kong's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in China (77 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
28 in 10025 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 Sep: 28 in 10014 Sep: 28 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 28 in 10019 Sep: 28 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 27 in 10022 Sep: 27 in 10023 Sep: 27 in 10024 Sep: 27 in 10025 Sep: 27 in 10026 Sep: 26 in 10027 Sep: 25 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 25 in 1001 Oct: 25 in 1002 Oct: 26 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 25 in 1005 Oct: 25 in 1006 Oct: 25 in 1007 Oct: 25 in 1008 Oct: 25 in 1009 Oct: 25 in 10010 Oct: 26 in 10011 Oct: 25 in 10012 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,157 stories about harm among 88,688 counted on 12 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. of the day's 88,688 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Greece's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. Kashmir's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. On 12 October 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 40 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cambodia60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Rome Italy37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Los Angeles US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,489 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,423 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,135 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 875 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 628 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 519 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 332 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 killed4,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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