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35,665 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Helsinki (Finland), people injured in Mexico and people affected in Puerto Rico. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 90 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Finland

105 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 98 of Finland's 105 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 95 of Helsinki's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

196 of its 590 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

232 of its 258 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

851 of its 976 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Tunisia

106 of its 130 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 105 of Tunisia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 104 of Tunis' 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

59 of its 63 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 52 of Burundi's 59 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 51 of Bujumbura's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

196 of its 322 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kampala accounted for 172 of Uganda's 196 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (118 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

252 of its 409 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

118 of its 133 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Khartoum accounted for 92 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

29 of its 95 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Tunisia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Bermuda (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Austria (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Denmark (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,665 stories about harm among 153,484 counted on 24 Sep.

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In Finland, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 153,484 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Tunisia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi94 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico90 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan89 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq87 in 100 of its 976 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US704 stories about protests or strikes, of its 819 Aleppo Syria368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1078 Washington US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1386 Chicago US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Tunis Tunisia104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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 readNorth Macedonia: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sVatican City: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,281 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 10,396 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 9,266 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,492 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,498 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,223 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,465 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 487 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 killed13,157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations548 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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