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28,410 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 Mexico City, protests in Hebron (Palestine) and rights and justice in Cairo. Mexico's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 60 in 100 of its 780 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,932 of its 2,627 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mexico City accounted for 1,626 of Mexico's 1,932 stories about harm, carried by 1,174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (1,144 stories). Gas explosion was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

250 of its 438 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Hebron accounted for 148 of Palestine's 250 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 117 of Hebron's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

175 of its 330 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 134 of Egypt's 175 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. HIV was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

1,080 of its 2,548 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Landslides were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

471 of its 780 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 247 of Israel's 471 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 162 of Jerusalem's 247 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (80 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

405 of its 1,307 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Cholera was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Buea's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

137 of its 367 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

32 of its 44 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 12 of Darfur's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Togo

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 11 of Bafilo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Russia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Puerto Rico (160 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in China (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 22 the day before
33 in 10022 in 10025 Aug1 Sep8 Sep15 Sep23 Sep25 Aug: 24 in 10026 Aug: 29 in 10027 Aug: 30 in 10028 Aug: 28 in 10029 Aug: 26 in 10030 Aug: 25 in 10031 Aug: 26 in 1001 Sep: 25 in 1002 Sep: 26 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 25 in 1005 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 100 · this day

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 28,410 stories about harm among 119,246 counted on 23 Sep.

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The news turned to Mexico for the fifth day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 119,246 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 23 September 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Mexico's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan90 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Myanmar83 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico81 in 100 of its 1,338 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica76 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Berkeley US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1214 Chesterfield Mall US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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 lessVietnam: 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 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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: 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 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 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 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEcuador: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBelize: 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 lessBahrain: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: 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 storiesZambia: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 34 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)U.S. Virgin Islands: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 81 in 100 of its 1,338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 45 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Togo: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 90 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Spain: 33 in 100 of its 913 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Solomon Islands: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 1,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 42 in 100 of its 2,548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Montenegro: 82 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 74 in 100 of its 2,627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 37 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guyana: 49 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)El Salvador: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 53 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Dominican Republic: 73 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Dominica: 76 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 66 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 44 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chad: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 83 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 67 in 100 of its 784 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahamas: 51 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Antigua & Barbuda: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)British Virgin Islands: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Puerto Rico 81 in 100 of its 1,338 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 79 in 100 of its 713 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 74 in 100 of its 2,627 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 67 in 100 of its 784 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 83 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Dominica 76 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 7,724 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 7,002 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence18% 5,077 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,702 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,147 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,043 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 913 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 322 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 killed8,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees944 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting evacuations833 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico and the US Stories reporting people displaced484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much 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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