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21,367 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 day's news pointed at protests in Gaza (Palestine), violence in Artsakh and the earthquake in New Zealand. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 42 in 100 of its 674 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

119 of its 174 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 52 of Palestine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 39 of Gaza's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

284 of its 674 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Artsakh accounted for 168 of Azerbaijan's 284 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Artsakh stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

206 of its 748 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sudan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles, cholera and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

411 of its 1,199 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

77 of its 192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 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.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

Derna accounted for 119 of Libya's 140 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Tornadoes were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Syria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in China (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 21,367 stories about harm among 119,198 counted on 20 Sep.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 119,198 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 20 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Palestine's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya77 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Palestine68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 757 New Delhi India78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Ottawa Canada76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Karabakh Russia62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualIndiana, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsUtah, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 33 stories, carried by 19 outletsHumberside, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,580 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,894 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,122 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,842 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 1,382 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 743 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 474 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 killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees325 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 softer than 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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