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31,807 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 news turned to violence in Amman, illness in Kampala and protests in Bamako (Mali). Jordan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 86 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

510 of its 805 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amman accounted for 371 of Jordan's 510 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (128 stories). Rabies was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Uganda

195 of its 308 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 177 of Uganda's 195 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. HIV was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 15 of Bamako's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

329 of its 895 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hungary

351 of its 408 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Budapest accounted for 332 of Hungary's 351 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Gas explosion was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,870 of its 2,241 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Aleppo accounted for 1,617 of Syria's 1,870 stories about harm, carried by 944 outlets. Hunger was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

452 of its 2,288 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 85 of Longjing's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

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Protests & strikes

Finland

50 of its 105 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 44 of Helsinki's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

162 of its 189 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Darfur accounted for 107 of Sudan's 162 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

112 of its 506 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Fiji (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (109 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in China (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10027 Aug3 Sep10 Sep17 Sep25 Sep27 Aug: 24 in 10028 Aug: 23 in 10029 Aug: 23 in 10030 Aug: 22 in 10031 Aug: 21 in 1001 Sep: 21 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 24 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 31,807 stories about harm among 138,324 counted on 25 Sep.

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Jordan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 138,324 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Uganda's news, mentions of HIV ran about 9 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary86 in 100 of its 408 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan86 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia85 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 2,241 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria706 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1617 Charlotte US382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Chicago US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKuwait: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 87 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 63 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 65 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 2,241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 56 in 100 of its 455 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 87 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Portugal: 32 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 1,828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 58 in 100 of its 1,867 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,710 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 52 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 37 in 100 of its 895 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 63 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 1,576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 30 in 100 of its 6,907 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 86 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gabon: 70 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 37 in 100 of its 1,210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Finland: 48 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 52 in 100 of its 501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 34 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 85 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 37 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bermuda: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 2,241 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hungary 86 in 100 of its 408 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 87 in 100 of its 231 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 86 in 100 of its 189 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 85 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 65 in 100 of its 617 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 9,612 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice27% 8,359 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,092 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,831 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,191 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 661 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 606 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 killed11,779 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,602 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees528 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting evacuations505 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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