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63,446 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 protests in Aleppo (Syria), a disaster in Kathmandu and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 72 in 100 of its 422 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,155 of Syria's 1,902 stories about harm, carried by 716 outlets. 605 of Aleppo's 1,155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (212 stories). Meningitis was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

164 of its 284 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 124 of Nepal's 164 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

628 of its 1,314 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 468 of Iran's 628 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (330 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

DR Congo

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kinshasa accounted for 36 of the DR Congo's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 27 of Kinshasa's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,456 of its 2,620 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

669 of its 1,102 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

122 of its 234 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 30 of Manama's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

52 of its 86 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Greenland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Haiti (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Indonesia (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 63,446 stories about harm among 282,416 counted on 22 Sep.

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The news turned to Syria for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 282,416 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greenland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico72 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 33 · mostly shelter & services Sudan67 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 2,872 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US2300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2624 Aleppo Syria605 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1155 Washington US446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2386 Delhi India193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Beijing China184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about twice its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualDundar, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 68 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 42 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 356 stories, carried by 331 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 119 stories, carried by 91 outletsOguta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsKokrajhar, India -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 53 outletsDera Bugti, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Afghanistan warmth about twice usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dundar Türkiye about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 356 stories ● Medellin Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 119 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 19,845 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence24% 14,672 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,805 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 7,470 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,621 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,248 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,586 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 killed17,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations805 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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
● Griefa little less than 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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