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20,497 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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Rights and justice in Kigali, protests in Santiago (Chile) and the cyclone in Brazil drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 37 in 100 of its 382 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 19 of Rwanda's 22 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 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.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

41 of its 114 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Santiago's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

82 of its 341 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Türkiye

143 of its 382 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Myanmar

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 8 of Yangon's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

160 of its 395 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Flooding was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Sitra's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 167 of Ukraine's 357 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Covid was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greece (78 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in Vietnam (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,497 stories about harm among 118,549 counted on 7 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 May 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 118,549 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. Greece's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia41 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Los Angeles US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Atlanta US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Mexico City Mexico32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice 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 Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 6,879 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 4,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,489 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 2,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 932 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 890 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 773 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 379 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 killed4,275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured874 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye 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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