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28,562 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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Rights and justice in Phnom Penh, abductions in Rwanda and illness in Moscow drew the news. Cambodia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelize 78 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Rights & justice

Cambodia

102 of its 144 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 73 of Cambodia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (83 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

50 of its 78 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

France

310 of its 901 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

62 of its 80 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Storm surge was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Health

Iceland

37 of its 70 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Honduras

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Sudan

54 of its 81 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Belize (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Iceland (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 27 the day before
32 in 10027 in 1004 Aug11 Aug18 Aug25 Aug2 Sep4 Aug: 29 in 1005 Aug: 29 in 1006 Aug: 29 in 1007 Aug: 29 in 1008 Aug: 31 in 1009 Aug: 32 in 10010 Aug: 29 in 10011 Aug: 29 in 10012 Aug: 28 in 10013 Aug: 28 in 10014 Aug: 28 in 10015 Aug: 29 in 10016 Aug: 31 in 10017 Aug: 28 in 10018 Aug: 27 in 10019 Aug: 28 in 10020 Aug: 27 in 10021 Aug: 28 in 10022 Aug: 30 in 10023 Aug: 31 in 10024 Aug: 29 in 10025 Aug: 28 in 10026 Aug: 29 in 10027 Aug: 29 in 10028 Aug: 29 in 10029 Aug: 30 in 10030 Aug: 31 in 10031 Aug: 29 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 28,562 stories about harm among 106,650 counted on 2 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 6 March 2020. of the day's 106,650 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. Russia's news mentioned poisoning about three times as often as usual. Cambodia's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 3 September 2019, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belize78 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia71 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Sudan67 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Rwanda64 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US505 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Washington US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Portland US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Hollywood US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Moscow Russia74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281

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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: no storiesMontserrat: 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 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: 47 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)US: 34 in 100 of its 32,672 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Trinidad & Tobago: 42 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 82 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Korea: 39 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 1,137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Romania: 50 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mauritius: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Libya: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 59 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iceland: 53 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Hungary: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Honduras: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)France: 34 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greenland: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cameroon: 46 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 71 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belize: 78 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belarus: 46 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahamas: 41 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Angola: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Maldives: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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

● Cambodia 71 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Belize 78 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 59 in 100 of its 327 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly health ● Rwanda 64 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,310 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice18% 5,195 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,577 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence7% 1,931 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,033 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 644 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 346 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 315 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 killed7,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about the usual rate

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