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53,577 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and rights and justice in Montevideo. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 80 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

951 of its 1,094 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 834 of Afghanistan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

139 of its 235 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 37 of Oromo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Health

Brazil

217 of its 1,032 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Chikungunya was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

549 of its 754 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 363 of Iraq's 549 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Moldova

73 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Gabon

299 of its 395 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Libreville accounted for 221 of Gabon's 299 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

117 of its 277 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

136 of its 236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 92 of Caracas' 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

833 of its 2,051 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (378 stories). Tropical storm was named in 532 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and storm surge.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (532 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mongolia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in North Korea (28 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 53,577 stories about harm among 261,381 counted on 6 Sep.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,381 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay80 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon76 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK648 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1336 Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 Sugarcreek US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 San Francisco US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Cleveland US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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 lessIran: 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessCuba: 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 58 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 41 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uruguay: 80 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 1,028 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 50 in 100 of its 911 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 1,176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 2,865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,821 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 3,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 43 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 35 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 58 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Moldova: 49 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 41 in 100 of its 2,051 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 1,014 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 32 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 48 in 100 of its 1,735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kyrgyzstan: 33 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 29 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 1,511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 73 in 100 of its 754 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gabon: 76 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 29 in 100 of its 3,115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Caledonia: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 59 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 27 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 910 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 40 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 42 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 87 in 100 of its 1,094 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bermuda: 40 in 100 of its 68 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

● Afghanistan 87 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 73 in 100 of its 754 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Gabon 76 in 100 of its 395 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uruguay 80 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 220 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,010 stories · about as usual Health22% 11,468 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 10,890 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,120 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,639 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,619 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,118 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 killed17,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced462 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Switzerland 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.