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17,972 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Jenin (Palestine), violence in Kabuga and flooding in the US. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 80 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 36
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

56 of its 83 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 31 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 16 of Jenin's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

48 of its 60 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kabuga accounted for 29 of Rwanda's 48 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kabuga stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

7,290 of its 24,274 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (322 stories). Flooding was named in 1,358 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge, power cuts and storms.

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

Iran

254 of its 375 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 113 of Iran's 254 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 102 of Tehran's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Conakry accounted for 13 of Guinea's 14 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 11 of Conakry's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

46 of its 107 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Udhampur accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 46 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

23 of its 60 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

8 of Jalisco's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Storm surge was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Russia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 17,972 stories about harm among 83,875 counted on 29 Sep.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 83,875 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in the US's news. A year earlier, on 29 September 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Palestine stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba58 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 669 Tehran Iran102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Moscow Russia46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Kyiv Ukraine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 64 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)US: 30 in 100 of its 24,274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 57 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Timor-Leste: 95 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 80 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 68 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 58 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Barbados: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 68 in 100 of its 375 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 80 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 58 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 57 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,963 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,248 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice19% 3,369 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,561 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 1,068 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 576 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 253 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 killed4,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations384 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 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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