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22,528 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 Baghdad, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and people injured in Brazil drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 47 in 100 of its 285 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

62 of its 103 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Baghdad accounted for 34 of Iraq's 62 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

176 of its 296 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 122 of Sudan's 176 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 114 of Khartoum's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Brazil

134 of its 285 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sri Lanka

62 of its 124 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Colombo accounted for 31 of Sri Lanka's 62 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Jamaica

74 of its 158 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

43 of Islamabad's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 212 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 28 of Haiti's 44 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 14 of Port-au-Prince's 28 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 22,528 stories about harm among 92,269 counted on 27 Oct.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 August 2021. of the day's 92,269 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. On 27 October 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 24 today. In Iraq, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar74 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Haiti70 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 Khartoum Sudan114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 London UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Islamabad Pakistan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 41 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Zambia: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 39 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 48 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 45 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 50 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 912 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Zealand: 36 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mongolia: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Latvia: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 47 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 31 in 100 of its 3,823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 70 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 39 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 58 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 47 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Barbados: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 59 in 100 of its 296 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Myanmar 74 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Haiti 70 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 60 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 47 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,548 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,930 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,918 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,642 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 655 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 582 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 272 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 killed4,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations58 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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