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13,139 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 violence in Algiers, evacuations in Indonesia and arrests in Armenia. Algeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 73 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 48
RegionSoutheast Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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

Algeria

67 of its 92 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Algiers accounted for 39 of Algeria's 67 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Health

Indonesia

61 of its 102 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Malaysia

102 of its 222 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 418 of Afghanistan's 600 stories about harm, carried by 717 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

54 of its 181 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Japan

107 of its 438 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Tunisia

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 21 of Tunisia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

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Health

Greece

52 of its 130 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in UK (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 13,139 stories about harm among 46,329 counted on 18 Sep.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Ireland's news. of the day's 46,329 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Algeria stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. A year earlier, on 18 September 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria73 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 848 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia60 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Kabul Afghanistan68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Melbourne Australia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Kremlin Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 North Port US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Yemen few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 600 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Algeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 7,302 stories · more than usual (usually 52%) Rights & justice16% 2,132 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 1,334 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,108 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 380 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 286 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 206 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 killed3,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,028 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected862 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people injured696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations98 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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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