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10,339 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), a disaster in Freetown and people injured in Kazakhstan. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 88 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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 →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

268 of its 399 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 217 of Iraq's 268 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. 140 of Baghdad's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

60 of its 68 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Freetown accounted for 56 of Sierra Leone's 60 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Health

Kazakhstan

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

63 of its 92 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 47 of Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 44 of Khartoum's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

31 of its 44 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Managua accounted for 16 of Nicaragua's 31 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 11 of Managua's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

India

856 of its 2,208 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.

its stories →
Health

China

242 of its 755 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in China (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 Nov. 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 10,339 stories about harm among 40,025 counted on 7 Nov.

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People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. 26 in every 100 of the day's 40,025 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of the polio ran about 7 times their usual. Iraq stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone88 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia71 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq67 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia48 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Houston US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Glasgow UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Khartoum Sudan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readPapua 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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than 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'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 5,072 stories · much less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice16% 1,661 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,242 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence11% 1,150 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 498 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 275 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 209 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 134 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 killed2,764 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured974 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 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 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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