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19,550 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 the typhoon in Taiwan, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Lesbos (Greece). Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 83 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

58 of its 176 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 53 of Taiwan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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

Haiti

32 of its 65 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 40 of Yemen's 64 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Protests & strikes

China

193 of Beijing's 242 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

50 of its 119 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
27 in 10016 in 1001 Sep8 Sep15 Sep22 Sep30 Sep1 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 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 17 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 19,550 stories about harm among 112,501 counted on 30 Sep.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Taiwan for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 112,501 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Taiwan, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti49 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Abuja Nigeria48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Moscow Russia46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 New Territories Hong Kong36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 storiesSão 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: 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 lessMalta: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessBurundi: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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 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 storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 74 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Timor-Leste: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 33 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 23 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 1,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 913 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 28 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Portugal: 42 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 26 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Morocco: 46 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritius: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritania: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 26 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 23 in 100 of its 6,055 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 28 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 46 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 48 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Somalia 83 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 66 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 74 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 220 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bahamas 48 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iraq 47 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,450 stories · about as usual Health27% 5,244 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,476 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 2,251 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 711 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 442 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 killed4,566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,983 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations125 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 softer than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.