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What the world's news said happened to people.
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12,428 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 Jammu, rights and justice in Dhaka and the hurricane in Mexico drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 50 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

105 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Jammu accounted for 78 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 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.

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

Bangladesh

106 of its 176 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Dhaka accounted for 45 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Mexico

97 of its 240 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

77 of its 111 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Idlib accounted for 28 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

34 of its 70 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

308 of its 776 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 31 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in US (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 25 the day before
27 in 10025 in 10024 Sep1 Oct8 Oct15 Oct23 Oct24 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 10013 Oct: 25 in 10014 Oct: 25 in 10015 Oct: 26 in 10016 Oct: 26 in 10017 Oct: 25 in 10018 Oct: 25 in 10019 Oct: 25 in 10020 Oct: 25 in 10021 Oct: 25 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 12,428 stories about harm among 47,353 counted on 23 Oct.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. 26 in every 100 of the day's 47,353 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual. On 23 October 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 26 today. Kashmir's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Lahore Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Lagos Nigeria19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Abuja Nigeria18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSaudi 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories a little warmer than the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 6,494 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 2,240 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,237 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,154 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 362 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 343 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 290 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 185 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 killed2,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions145 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.