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30,507 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 Kigali, deaths in Vienna and a disaster in Bern. Austria's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 83 in 100 of its 1,932 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Rwanda

276 of its 301 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kigali accounted for 193 of Rwanda's 276 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

115 of its 192 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 109 of Austria's 115 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

218 of its 388 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bern accounted for 192 of Switzerland's 218 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Bern stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

217 of its 419 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 149 of Istanbul's 151 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

101 of its 106 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kompienga accounted for 90 of Burkina Faso's 101 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

748 of its 1,156 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 215 of Jerusalem's 384 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Poisoning was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,597 of its 1,932 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (259 stories). Storm surge was named in 632 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

250 of its 285 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Addis Ababa accounted for 199 of Ethiopia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

349 of its 757 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (211 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mauritania

67 of its 75 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Nouakchott accounted for 60 of Mauritania's 67 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (632 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in China (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Indonesia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 30,507 stories about harm among 114,278 counted on 15 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 January 2018. 27 in every 100 of the day's 114,278 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda92 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritania89 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia88 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines83 in 100 of its 1,932 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Moscow Russia185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 973 Istanbul Türkiye149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Paris France136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Mauritania about three times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 402 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents38% 11,455 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice22% 6,564 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence14% 4,202 stories · about as usual Health13% 4,022 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,137 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 986 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 554 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 killed11,331 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected5,235 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests3,786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,408 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations1,947 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced820 at about three times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions537 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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
● 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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