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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,164 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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A disaster in Baghdad, people displaced in Yerevan and rights and justice in Pyongyang drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 84 in 100 of its 405 stories, usually 41
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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Disasters & accidents

Iraq

341 of its 405 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 126 of Iraq's 341 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Displacement

Armenia

162 of its 252 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Yerevan accounted for 63 of Armenia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Portugal

56 of its 163 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

356 of its 1,373 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Power cuts were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

129 of its 500 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 92 of South Korea's 129 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets.

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Rights & justice

U.S. Virgin Islands

18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Norway

24 of its 112 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Sep. 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 20,164 stories about harm among 116,548 counted on 27 Sep.

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In Portugal's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 116,548 stories, as usual. Iraq's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. On 27 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq84 in 100 of its 405 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Armenia64 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 32 · mostly displacement Libya63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Philadelphia US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Manipur India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Hollywood US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCroatia: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMacao: 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Armenia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,405 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice26% 5,096 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,034 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 2,104 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 893 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 865 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 484 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 killed4,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting people falling ill31 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 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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