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13,577 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 Tehran (Iran), the hurricane in the Dominican Republic and violence in Yerevan. Armenia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 86 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

158 of its 281 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 158 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 68 of Tehran's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

60 of its 150 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Yerevan accounted for 29 of Armenia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Health

Switzerland

37 of its 260 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Puerto Rico

239 of its 273 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

42 of its 79 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Batken accounted for 23 of Kyrgyzstan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

277 of its 607 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

193 of its 1,018 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Typhoon was named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, storm surge and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

81 of its 260 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (32 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

92 of its 277 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tsunami was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (112 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Mexico (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Taiwan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in US (36 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 13,577 stories about harm among 67,307 counted on 19 Sep.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 67,307 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 19 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Iran, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Dominican Republic86 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Tehran Iran68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Leicester UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 80 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 63 stories, carried by 83 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montreal Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Indiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,018 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,768 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,180 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,301 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 814 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 742 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 392 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 203 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 killed3,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Japan Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced77 at about half the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little more 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?

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