← 14 Sep Tuesday 15 September 2020 · to 23:59 UTC 16 Sep →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
29,021 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.

How to read these numbers →

The day's news pointed at the hurricane in Greece, violence in Tehran and protests in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 57 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 37
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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

174 of its 351 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Lesbos accounted for 85 of Greece's 174 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and cyclone.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

153 of its 268 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 83 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Belgium

34 of its 108 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

48 of its 90 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 44 of Belarus' 67 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 29 of Minsk's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

20 of its 21 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mozambique

28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Tanzania

22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Sudan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Libya (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Qatar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 28; 27 the day before
31 in 10027 in 10017 Aug24 Aug31 Aug7 Sep15 Sep17 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 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 27 in 1005 Sep: 29 in 1006 Sep: 31 in 1007 Sep: 29 in 1008 Sep: 27 in 1009 Sep: 27 in 10010 Sep: 27 in 10011 Sep: 28 in 10012 Sep: 30 in 10013 Sep: 30 in 10014 Sep: 27 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 29,021 stories about harm among 107,029 counted on 15 Sep.

Read the day's briefing

Of the day's 107,029 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. A year earlier, on 16 September 2019, 20 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 →

Yemen70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria63 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Delhi India68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Sacramento US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Jerusalem Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Beijing China56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 15,511 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 5,011 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,997 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,725 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,029 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 658 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 447 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 380 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 killed6,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,164 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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