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60,330 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 a disaster in Taipei, people injured in Nicaragua and arrests in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuadeloupe 95 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

331 of its 527 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 204 of Taiwan's 331 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (272 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Health

Nicaragua

50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

103 of its 197 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

94 of its 99 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. the Windward Islands accounted for 78 of Guadeloupe's 94 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Moldova

82 of its 153 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chisinau accounted for 75 of Moldova's 82 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Israel

2,700 of its 4,890 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

187 of its 464 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 79 of Lima's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

211 of its 316 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 147 of Libya's 211 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

359 of its 788 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 115 of Bangkok's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and meningitis.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (365 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Kenya (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Guadeloupe (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Austria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10030 Aug6 Sep13 Sep20 Sep28 Sep30 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 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 60,330 stories about harm among 287,517 counted on 28 Sep.

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Taiwan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,517 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe95 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala78 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 2,252 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2556 Aleppo Syria292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1473 Charlotte US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 San Diego US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Delhi India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessFrance: 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 storiesFaroe Islands: 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: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 57 in 100 of its 1,006 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 63 in 100 of its 527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 2,252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Suriname: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 60 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St Vincent: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St. Lucia: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 42 in 100 of its 3,720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 1,874 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 40 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 54 in 100 of its 2,991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Norway: 30 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 50 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 68 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Netherlands: 27 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Moldova: 54 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 72 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 1,238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 30 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 4,890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 1,068 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 900 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 1,198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hungary: 41 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 78 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Gabon: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greenland: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 35 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 48 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 65 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belize: 36 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Barbados: 35 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 34 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Angola: 40 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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 78 in 100 of its 2,252 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guadeloupe 95 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 73 in 100 of its 324 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 72 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 572 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,373 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,936 stories · about as usual Health22% 13,248 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,214 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,304 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 855 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 killed20,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees982 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting evacuations953 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced454 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.