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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.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsAntalya, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 60 outletsMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsColorado, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 26 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Ouagadougou Burkina Faso about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Antalya Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 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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