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14,344 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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Landslides in Papua New Guinea, violence in Brussels and refugees in Sweden drew the news. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 71 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

50 of its 70 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Madang accounted for 18 of Papua New Guinea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Madang stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

34 of its 91 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 28 of Belgium's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

67 of its 211 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

98 of its 334 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

260 of its 764 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kharkiv accounted for 154 of Ukraine's 288 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

38 of its 196 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

24 of its 95 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in South Africa (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 14,344 stories about harm among 70,503 counted on 12 Sep.

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The news turned to Papua New Guinea for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 70,503 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 12 September 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea71 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 680 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Edinburgh UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 New York US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

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'sVenezuela: 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'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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: 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'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,387 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,616 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,075 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 762 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 226 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 killed3,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured645 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill19 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
● 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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