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16,246 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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Illness in Mubende, protests in Tehran (Iran) and flooding in the Turks & Caicos Islands drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 70 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 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

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Health

Uganda

105 of its 151 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mubende accounted for 41 of Uganda's 105 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Ebola was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Mubende stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

224 of its 369 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 152 of Iran's 224 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. 114 of Tehran's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Turks & Caicos Islands

32 of its 33 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Caicos accounted for 32 of the Turks & Caicos Islands' 32 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.

Turks & Caicos Islands over 30 days → its stories → Caicos stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

58 of its 155 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

249 of its 298 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

147 of its 366 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

53 of its 60 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

30 of its 59 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Caracas' 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

216 of its 1,146 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories). Heavy rain was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Dengue was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Dominican Republic (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 10 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 20 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 16,246 stories about harm among 80,545 counted on 20 Sep.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 80,545 stories, as usual. Uganda's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 20 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic88 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda70 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Palestine61 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Leicester UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Nablus Palestine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as 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 about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 313 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,198 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 3,411 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,324 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,456 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,045 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 464 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed3,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Puerto Rico Stories reporting refugees214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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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