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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,549 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 illness in Helsinki, rights and justice in Quito and flooding in Ghana. Finland's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 52 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Finland

67 of its 130 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Helsinki accounted for 34 of Finland's 67 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

93 of its 158 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Quito accounted for 67 of Ecuador's 93 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

140 of its 446 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

France

199 of its 916 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Cholera was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 126 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 5 of Tirana's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

25 of its 85 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Sudan (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Australia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 20,549 stories about harm among 101,426 counted on 16 Oct.

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Finland stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 101,426 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Mentions of the cholera ran about three times their usual in Sudan's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 5,412 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 802 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador59 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Tel Aviv Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Jerusalem Israel88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 Gaza Palestine58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: 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'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'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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCameroon: 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'sBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 3,847 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,412 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 4,933 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice20% 4,006 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,425 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement5% 1,005 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 806 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 790 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 killed6,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,145 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations627 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced389 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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