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11,660 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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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Zimbabwe, protests in Ramallah (Palestine) and people displaced in Yerevan. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 60 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Zimbabwe

73 of its 188 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

39 of its 63 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 24 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 13 of Ramallah's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

276 of its 554 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Kashmir

56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kupwara accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 56 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Vietnam

219 of its 761 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

29 of its 78 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 40 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Singapore

29 of its 135 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Vietnam (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 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 30 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 11,660 stories about harm among 64,473 counted on 30 Sep.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 64,473 stories, as usual. Zimbabwe's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. A year earlier, on 30 September 2022, 21 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 →

Palestine62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia60 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 36 · mostly displacement Syria51 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan50 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Detroit US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Ottawa Canada21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Glasgow UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 39 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 37 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 50 in 100 of its 554 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 25 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gabon: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 34 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 60 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Armenia 60 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly displacement ● Pakistan 50 in 100 of its 554 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 61 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 44 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 51 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,359 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,849 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,889 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 1,623 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 559 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 405 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 394 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 349 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 killed2,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Armenia and the US Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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