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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,209 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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A disaster in Derna, violence in Stepanakert and illness in Khartoum drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 41 in 100 of its 555 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

242 of its 290 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Derna accounted for 197 of Libya's 242 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

229 of its 555 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stepanakert accounted for 94 of Azerbaijan's 229 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Stepanakert stories →
Health

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 28 of Sudan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Measles was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cholera, dengue and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

355 of its 498 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 262 of Iran's 355 stories about harm, carried by 612 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (264 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

83 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Anantnag accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 83 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

51 of its 101 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Sulaymaniyah accounted for 22 of Iraq's 51 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

46 of its 108 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

14 of Gaza's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). 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: helicopter crash in Kenya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 20,209 stories about harm among 112,106 counted on 19 Sep.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 112,106 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Libya. Sudan's news mentioned measles about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 September 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya83 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran71 in 100 of its 498 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Sudan70 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Somalia65 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Tehran Iran128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 New Delhi India94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Derna Libya93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Ottawa Canada91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than 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'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 310 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 418 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,284 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 4,628 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,941 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 2,828 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 1,083 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,046 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 659 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 395 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 killed4,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured956 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations86 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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