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56,165 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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Protests in Montevideo (Uruguay), train derailment in Egypt and people injured in Saudi Arabia drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Switzerland →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 64 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

92 of its 143 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Montevideo accounted for 90 of Uruguay's 92 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 70 of Montevideo's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories).

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

337 of its 748 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Train derailment was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

639 of its 1,138 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Gabon

249 of its 369 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ogooue accounted for 148 of Gabon's 249 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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

Venezuela

236 of its 407 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 176 of Venezuela's 236 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 142 of Caracas' 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Latvia

25 of its 81 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 12 of Riga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,068 of Syria's 1,627 stories about harm, carried by 759 outlets. 536 of Aleppo's 1,068 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (559 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,028 of its 2,457 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Norovirus was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning and storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

596 of its 1,163 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 425 of Iran's 596 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

84 of its 225 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 55 of Yerevan's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Zambia (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Guatemala (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Sri Lanka (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Palestine (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 56,165 stories about harm among 284,804 counted on 7 Sep.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Switzerland. 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,804 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the second day running, the news turned to Uruguay. Uruguay stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual in Zambia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 2,192 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon67 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Uruguay64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Libya61 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria536 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Morton County US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1788 London UK210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929 Harare Zimbabwe160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sUganda: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Kyrgyzstan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 582 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,949 stories · about as usual Health22% 12,282 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 11,094 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,766 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,678 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,697 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,529 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 killed17,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,902 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,885 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,418 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations396 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and India Stories reporting people falling ill126 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 softer than 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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