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16,047 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Port-au-Prince and people affected in Egypt. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 405 stories, usually 58
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

301 of its 405 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tehran accounted for 163 of Iran's 301 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 128 of Tehran's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

59 of its 202 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ecuador

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Latacunga accounted for 14 of Ecuador's 18 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 7 of Latacunga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

29 of its 38 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Ouagadougou accounted for 20 of Burkina Faso's 29 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 12 of Ouagadougou's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Avalanche was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Gambia

16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Latvia

9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in India (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
22 in 10020 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 16,047 stories about harm among 79,379 counted on 5 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 79,379 stories, as usual. On 5 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. In Iran, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 58% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran74 in 100 of its 405 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda56 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Cambodia46 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Ethiopia46 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Kyiv Ukraine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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 Vincent: 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 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessBrunei: 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: no storiesBenin: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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 storiesYemen: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 903 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 56 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 858 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 81 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 86 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 27 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 74 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ghana: 26 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 29 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 76 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 62 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 903 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 172 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 74 in 100 of its 405 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 62 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 56 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly health ● Bangladesh 44 in 100 of its 200 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Ethiopia 46 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 46 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,743 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,650 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,427 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,459 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,031 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 676 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 570 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 280 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 killed3,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Gambia

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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