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16,748 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 Rio de Janeiro, flooding in Cuba and protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Cuba and Jamaica →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 82 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 44
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 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

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Brazil

167 of its 350 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 118 of Brazil's 167 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

267 of its 325 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 99 of Cuba's 267 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Flooding was named in 201 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Santiago de Cuba stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

54 of its 102 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 25 of Dar es Salaam's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

165 of its 219 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. el Fasher accounted for 81 of Sudan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 3 of Sanaa's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

676 of its 918 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Typhoon was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

43 of its 81 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tbilisi accounted for 15 of Georgia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. 8 of Tbilisi's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 103 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Nepal (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (199 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Bahamas (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 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 29 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 16,748 stories about harm among 96,528 counted on 29 Oct.

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Brazil stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,528 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Cuba and Jamaica. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba82 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica74 in 100 of its 918 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Chicago US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Rio de Janeiro Brazil30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Los Angeles US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sPoland: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: 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'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 640 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,279 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,129 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,537 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 2,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 730 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed3,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations306 at about twice the usual rate · most about Cuba and Jamaica Stories reporting abductions288 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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