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16,613 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 rights and justice in Bratislava, violence in Damascus and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSyria 69 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 57
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bratislava accounted for 20 of Slovakia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

74 of its 108 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 38 of Syria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 138 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 54 of Jerusalem's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Venezuela

64 of its 120 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Covid was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 90 of Iran's 185 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 81 of Tehran's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

36 of its 43 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 29 of Haiti's 43 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 15 of Port-au-Prince's 29 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and power cuts.

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Health

Germany

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Germany (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Canada (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 16,613 stories about harm among 82,211 counted on 13 Oct.

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Slovakia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 82,211 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Venezuela's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Iran68 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Uganda59 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Venezuela53 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Los Angeles US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Tehran Iran81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Beijing China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 6,087 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 3,582 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,088 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood9% 1,430 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 633 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations79 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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 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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