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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.

its stories →
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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualSalem, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsColorado, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsLantau, Hong Kong -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 27 stories, carried by 10 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 19 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

● Salem US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Lantau Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.