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8,873 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 protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), a disaster in Islamabad and people killed in Colombia. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 56 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 121 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Buenos Aires accounted for 40 of Argentina's 68 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 23 of Buenos Aires' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness and hantavirus.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

27 of its 45 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

20 of its 55 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Riyadh's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

43 of its 47 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Hiran accounted for 21 of Somalia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

56 of its 137 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 51 of Sri Lanka's 56 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 42 of Colombo's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 163 of Russia's 240 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

61 of its 130 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in US (136 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,873 stories about harm among 41,003 counted on 3 Sep.

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The news turned to Argentina for the second day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 41,003 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Argentina, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 September 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Pakistan64 in 100 of its 726 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina56 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Iran47 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Colombo Sri Lanka42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Buenos Aires Argentina23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 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 lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 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 lessNiger: 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: no storiesLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: 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 lessIreland: 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: no storiesHaiti: 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 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: 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: no storiesEl 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 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessCambodia: 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 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 lessBahamas: 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 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 lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 82 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 91 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 797 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 64 in 100 of its 726 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Canada: 28 in 100 of its 952 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 56 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Pakistan 64 in 100 of its 726 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Argentina 56 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 59 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 47 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 44 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,921 stories · less than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice21% 1,821 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,661 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 963 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 504 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 400 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 234 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 killed2,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,002 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 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 harsher 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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