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21,180 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 landslides in Indonesia, rights and justice in Bratislava and people killed in North Korea. Slovakia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,019 of its 2,144 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Donggala accounted for 1,215 of Indonesia's 2,019 stories about harm, carried by 1,147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Landslides were named in 386 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Donggala stories →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

99 of its 105 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bratislava accounted for 93 of Slovakia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

219 of its 540 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (160 stories). Outbreaks were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

67 of Tehran's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

208 of its 348 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 171 of Greece's 208 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

194 of its 242 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Maroua accounted for 135 of Cameroon's 194 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

602 of its 1,235 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (262 stories). Heatwave was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge.

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Health

Romania

110 of its 251 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 109 of Romania's 110 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu and flu.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

276 of its 503 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

407 of its 674 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (108 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in France (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
27 in 10017 in 1001 Sep8 Sep15 Sep22 Sep30 Sep1 Sep: 22 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 21 in 1004 Sep: 20 in 1005 Sep: 21 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 19 in 1008 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 22 in 10010 Sep: 22 in 10011 Sep: 23 in 10012 Sep: 23 in 10013 Sep: 22 in 10014 Sep: 24 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 26 in 10017 Sep: 21 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 23 in 10023 Sep: 22 in 10024 Sep: 20 in 10025 Sep: 19 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 21,180 stories about harm among 102,508 counted on 30 Sep.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 102,508 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 September 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Slovakia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia94 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon80 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 725 San Diego US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Greenwood County US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Donggala Indonesia95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1215 Jerusalem Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 lessNigeria: 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 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 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: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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 lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: 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 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: 41 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Micronesia: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 738 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Slovakia: 94 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 44 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,095 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 540 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 44 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 39 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lithuania: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 83 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Japan: 49 in 100 of its 1,235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 27 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 26 in 100 of its 4,765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 60 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 36 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 80 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brunei: 80 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Botswana: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Maldives: 41 in 100 of its 120 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

● Indonesia 94 in 100 of its 2,144 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 81 in 100 of its 738 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Slovakia 94 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cameroon 80 in 100 of its 242 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 77 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 60 in 100 of its 674 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,448 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice25% 5,286 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 3,883 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,735 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,171 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 418 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 373 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 killed7,871 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured2,800 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people affected2,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees338 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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