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25,303 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), violence in Assab and the cyclone in the Philippines. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 81 in 100 of its 1,582 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

116 of its 164 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Addis Ababa accounted for 78 of Ethiopia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 55 of Addis Ababa's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Conflict & violence

Eritrea

76 of its 81 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Assab accounted for 75 of Eritrea's 76 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Assab stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,276 of its 1,582 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Cyclone was named in 204 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

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

Türkiye

136 of its 302 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 53 of Istanbul's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

107 of its 172 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Storm surge was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

China

868 of its 2,266 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (467 stories). Storm surge was named in 468 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

351 of its 764 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mexico City accounted for 279 of Mexico's 351 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (296 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

33 of its 35 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

219 of its 242 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Hodeida accounted for 145 of Yemen's 219 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in China (468 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Indonesia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Hong Kong (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Spain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 25,303 stories about harm among 98,537 counted on 16 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 98,537 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Ethiopia's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%. This week the news turned most often to Austria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eritrea94 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines81 in 100 of its 1,582 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia80 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Washington US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Idlib Syria153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 London UK108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Moscow Russia87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Mauritania few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 387 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents39% 9,823 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice21% 5,168 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health14% 3,464 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence13% 3,213 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services4% 1,113 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 956 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 886 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 343 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 killed10,458 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected5,953 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests3,269 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,472 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people injured2,170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced2,011 at about 8 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions640 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia 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 much 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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