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54,750 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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Violence in Tehran, a disaster in Nile Delta and people killed in Guyana drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 80 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

697 of its 1,231 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 531 of Iran's 697 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (352 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

872 of its 1,216 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Nile Delta accounted for 386 of Egypt's 872 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (475 stories).

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Nile Delta stories →
Health

Guyana

43 of its 113 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kenya

264 of its 769 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

73 of its 208 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

41 of Bucharest's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,318 of Syria's 1,729 stories about harm, carried by 907 outlets. Earthquake was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Puerto Rico

242 of its 303 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); building collapse in Bangladesh (65 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tornadoes in Bermuda (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Costa Rica (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greenland (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 54,750 stories about harm among 263,384 counted on 23 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 263,384 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 8 times their usual in Nepal's news. In Iran, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico80 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 39 · mostly shelter & services Yemen75 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 2,367 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt72 in 100 of its 1,216 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Bermuda68 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US1416 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1799 Tulsa US584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Washington US535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2049 Aleppo Syria441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1318 Chicago US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than 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 warmer 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 angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCook Islands: 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,059 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 697 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,642 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence23% 12,142 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,074 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,210 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,708 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,089 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 killed16,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,458 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations731 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions572 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced452 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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