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17,186 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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Storm surge in Cuba, protests in Tehran (Iran) and people displaced in Uganda drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 77 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 36
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

143 of its 185 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pinar del Rio accounted for 64 of Cuba's 143 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Storm surge was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Pinar del Rio stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

284 of its 404 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 154 of Iran's 284 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 135 of Tehran's 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Uganda

64 of its 111 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Djibo accounted for 17 of Burkina Faso's 24 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Guinea

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Conakry accounted for 21 of Guinea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 16 of Conakry's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

68 of its 94 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 48 of Palestine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belgium

43 of its 117 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

77 of its 202 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

35 of its 84 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Colombo accounted for 33 of Sri Lanka's 40 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Japan (81 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in US (840 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Ukraine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,186 stories about harm among 81,514 counted on 28 Sep.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. of the day's 81,514 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vietnam's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. Cuba's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 28 September 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba77 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine72 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran70 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Moscow Russia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Tampa US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: 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 readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 · 26 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 382 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,886 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,704 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice20% 3,351 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 991 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 571 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 308 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 killed3,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations616 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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