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11,385 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 Taipei, violence in Beledweyne and protests in Accra (Ghana) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 40 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Taiwan

46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Taipei accounted for 24 of Taiwan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

55 of its 68 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Beledweyne accounted for 25 of Somalia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Beledweyne stories →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

61 of its 241 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Accra's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Health

New Zealand

90 of its 299 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Sweden

41 of its 97 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stenungsund accounted for 22 of Sweden's 41 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

101 of its 239 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 22 of Jerusalem's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Benin

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

79 of its 221 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

111 of its 478 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

115 of its 564 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Sweden (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Italy (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (20 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 23 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 11,385 stories about harm among 62,205 counted on 23 Sep.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Sweden's news. of the day's 62,205 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 23 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Libya76 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine50 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden42 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel42 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Ottawa Canada29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Manipur India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,124 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,704 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,075 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,651 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 572 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 396 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 392 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 289 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 killed2,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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