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12,056 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 news turned to landslides in Hong Kong, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Santiago. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Morocco and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 85 in 100 of its 1,305 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

37 of its 77 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wong Tai Sin accounted for 27 of Hong Kong's 37 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Wong Tai Sin stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

44 of its 86 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Türkiye

80 of its 194 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

1,111 of its 1,305 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (738 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

27 of its 126 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Amsterdam's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Diphtheria was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Storms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 19 of Iran's 39 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 11 of Tehran's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Malaysia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 12,056 stories about harm among 63,505 counted on 9 Sep.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Morocco and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 63,505 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned storms about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco85 in 100 of its 1,305 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 New Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Hollywood US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Nandyal India15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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 lessBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualMongla, Bangladesh -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsSunak, India -- health: 35 stories, carried by 66 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 150 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 39 stories, carried by 63 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Delhi, India -- conflict & violence: 278 stories, carried by 342 outletsOhio, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 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

● India warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mongla Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Sunak India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,174 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 3,138 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice21% 2,491 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,474 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 400 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 400 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 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 killed3,658 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting people injured1,430 at about twice the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting people affected1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about 4 times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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