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14,530 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 protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), people killed in Romania and violence in Beledweyne. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 26 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 9
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Protests & strikes

Haiti

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 24 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 12 of Port-au-Prince's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

33 of its 126 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Storms were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

56 of its 79 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ramallah accounted for 32 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 16 of Ramallah's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

282 of its 414 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 173 of Iran's 282 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. 133 of Tehran's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 32 of Kabul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

18 of its 61 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Sweden (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Australia (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Ukraine (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
23 in 10020 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 21 in 1007 Sep: 21 in 1008 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 21 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 20 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 20 in 10018 Sep: 21 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 20 in 10024 Sep: 22 in 10025 Sep: 21 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 21 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 21 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 14,530 stories about harm among 71,307 counted on 3 Oct.

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Haiti's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 71,307 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 3 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. Haiti stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran68 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Yemen63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Moscow Russia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Hollywood US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Wounded Knee US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessThailand: 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: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovenia: 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 Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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: no storiesOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesCook 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: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 28 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 69 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)US: 26 in 100 of its 19,646 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 692 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 87 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 68 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 76 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominica: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 692 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Iran 68 in 100 of its 414 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Somalia 87 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 69 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 63 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,220 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,859 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,459 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 815 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 658 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 567 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 248 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 killed3,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bermuda Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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