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15,972 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), a disaster in Dhaka and people affected in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 61 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

210 of its 313 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 123 of Iran's 210 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. 113 of Tehran's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

104 of its 230 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 44 of Bangladesh's 104 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cuba

91 of its 150 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

34 of its 65 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Varreux accounted for 15 of Haiti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 8 of Varreux's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

59 of its 181 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

81 of its 255 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 7 of Ayotzinapa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

52 of its 152 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Cuba (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Denmark (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (17 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 27 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 15,972 stories about harm among 79,321 counted on 27 Sep.

Read the day's briefing

The news turned to Iran for the tenth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 79,321 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. A year earlier, on 27 September 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Iran's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran67 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda61 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Cuba61 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Moscow Russia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Tokyo Japan71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Philadelphia US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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'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'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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Japan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 508 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● South Korea few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,627 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,236 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,978 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 1,533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 585 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 319 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 killed3,073 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,543 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured666 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations384 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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
● Griefa little less 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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