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19,566 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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Heavy rain in Libya, protests in Santiago (Chile) and people displaced in Ein el-Hilweh drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 85 in 100 of its 211 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

180 of its 211 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Derna accounted for 136 of Libya's 180 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Heavy rain was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

86 of its 188 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Santiago accounted for 58 of Chile's 86 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 35 of Santiago's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

50 of its 116 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Ein el-Hilweh accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 50 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Ein el-Hilweh stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

123 of its 223 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 64 of Iran's 123 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

756 of its 948 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Amizmiz accounted for 180 of Morocco's 756 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

98 of its 122 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 71 of Sudan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 48 of Khartoum's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

U.S. Virgin Islands

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hurricane was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

118 of its 300 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Ukraine (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Greece (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Russia (26 of its stories, about 5 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 11 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 19,566 stories about harm among 103,796 counted on 11 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 103,796 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Libya stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual in the U.S. Virgin Islands' news. A year earlier, on 11 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan80 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco80 in 100 of its 948 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 678 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Khartoum Sudan48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Santiago Chile35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 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'sMontserrat: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 756 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,605 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,978 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 3,861 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 2,882 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,003 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 834 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 411 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 killed5,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,490 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting refugees179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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