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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 readOman: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualDelaware, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 34 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 15 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- food & livelihood: 11 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

● Delaware US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

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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