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12,814 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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Power cuts in Iran, illness in Huambo and protests in Cairo (Egypt) drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 59 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

111 of its 271 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 75 of Iran's 111 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten 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 →
Health

Angola

45 of its 95 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Huambo accounted for 32 of Angola's 45 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). HIV was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Huambo stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

82 of its 195 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 29 of Cairo's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 148 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

132 of its 224 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Batote accounted for 71 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

42 of its 74 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Ramallah accounted for 29 of Palestine's 42 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 4 of Caracas' 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of Port-au-Prince's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Thailand

47 of its 140 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 200 of Afghanistan's 265 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 17 the day before
27 in 10016 in 10030 Aug6 Sep13 Sep20 Sep28 Sep30 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 24 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 25 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 22 in 1007 Sep: 24 in 1008 Sep: 24 in 1009 Sep: 21 in 10010 Sep: 20 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 22 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 21 in 10020 Sep: 21 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 17 in 10026 Sep: 16 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 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 12,814 stories about harm among 68,219 counted on 28 Sep.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of HIV ran about 7 times their usual in Angola's news. of the day's 68,219 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Iran stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia57 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Cairo Egypt29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 New Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 -Richland US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,635 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,253 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,071 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 1,982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 451 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 246 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 245 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 killed3,180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● 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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