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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNorth Carolina, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 33 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsTorkham, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 35 outletsArkansas, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCowes, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsMount Taranaki, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 21 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

● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● Torkham Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Cowes UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories

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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