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22,077 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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Most of the day's attention went to refugees in Azerbaijan, people displaced in Myanmar and protests in Geneva (Switzerland). Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 36 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Health

Azerbaijan

35 of its 96 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

St Vincent

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Phnom Penh accounted for 17 of Cambodia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

12 of Beita's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Armenia

41 of its 114 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Poland (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in China (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in UK (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 27 the day before
34 in 10026 in 10026 Aug2 Sep9 Sep16 Sep24 Sep26 Aug: 26 in 10027 Aug: 29 in 10028 Aug: 33 in 10029 Aug: 34 in 10030 Aug: 32 in 10031 Aug: 31 in 1001 Sep: 30 in 1002 Sep: 30 in 1003 Sep: 30 in 1004 Sep: 30 in 1005 Sep: 30 in 1006 Sep: 28 in 1007 Sep: 28 in 1008 Sep: 29 in 1009 Sep: 29 in 10010 Sep: 29 in 10011 Sep: 32 in 10012 Sep: 29 in 10013 Sep: 28 in 10014 Sep: 28 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 28 in 10019 Sep: 28 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 27 in 10022 Sep: 27 in 10023 Sep: 27 in 10024 Sep: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,077 stories about harm among 82,697 counted on 24 Sep.

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Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Nigeria's news. In Azerbaijan, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 82,697 stories, below the usual 29. A year earlier, on 24 September 2020, 26 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 →

Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Syria54 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Haiti51 in 100 of its 315 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine51 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 987 Melbourne Australia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Beijing China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 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. 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 lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLibya: 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 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 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 lessGreenland: 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 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: no storiesColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBelize: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBritish 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Vietnam: 46 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Guam: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sierra Leone: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)St Vincent: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Peru: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Malaysia: 39 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Liberia: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Laos: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Jamaica: 38 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 68 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Canada: 35 in 100 of its 2,146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belarus: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahamas: 41 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Algeria: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bermuda: 57 in 100 of its 46 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

● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 538 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 51 in 100 of its 315 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ethiopia 68 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly health ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 382 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 52 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly health ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 12,990 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice16% 3,551 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,847 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,464 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 522 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 380 stories · less than usual (usually 4%)

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 killed4,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations130 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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