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9,306 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), drownings in Syria and arrests in Ukraine drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIran 70 in 100 of its 394 stories, usually 44
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

274 of its 394 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 159 of Iran's 274 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 142 of Tehran's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

40 of its 57 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tartus accounted for 25 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Tartus stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Colombo accounted for 22 of Sri Lanka's 39 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 12 of Colombo's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 152 of Russia's 271 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. 92 of Moscow's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

405 of its 1,106 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and heatwave.

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Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

32 of its 65 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Japan (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Canada (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in US (86 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 9,306 stories about harm among 43,001 counted on 24 Sep.

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The news turned to Iran for the ninth day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 43,001 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Japan's news, mentions of landslides ran about 6 times their usual. On 24 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Iran's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico78 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran70 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Uganda60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Moscow Russia92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Denver US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readFrance: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMontdurausse, France -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 39 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsPortland, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 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

● Montdurausse France about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,839 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 2,214 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,764 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,033 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 397 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services3% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed2,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and Canada

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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