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18,435 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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People injured in Nigeria, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and people affected in Peru drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 34 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Nigeria

463 of its 1,472 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Peru

22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Bahrain

11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Burkina Faso

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Timor-Leste

7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 4 of Kampung Baru's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Typhoon was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides, tropical storm and hurricane.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (51 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Italy (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1007 Aug14 Aug21 Aug28 Aug5 Sep7 Aug: 19 in 1008 Aug: 19 in 1009 Aug: 19 in 10010 Aug: 19 in 10011 Aug: 19 in 10012 Aug: 19 in 10013 Aug: 18 in 10014 Aug: 18 in 10015 Aug: 19 in 10016 Aug: 19 in 10017 Aug: 20 in 10018 Aug: 20 in 10019 Aug: 19 in 10020 Aug: 19 in 10021 Aug: 18 in 10022 Aug: 18 in 10023 Aug: 18 in 10024 Aug: 19 in 10025 Aug: 20 in 10026 Aug: 19 in 10027 Aug: 18 in 10028 Aug: 18 in 10029 Aug: 18 in 10030 Aug: 18 in 10031 Aug: 19 in 1001 Sep: 20 in 1002 Sep: 19 in 1003 Sep: 19 in 1004 Sep: 18 in 1005 Sep: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 18,435 stories about harm among 106,780 counted on 5 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 July 2024. of the day's 106,780 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Hong Kong's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. Nigeria's news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 6 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela48 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq47 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Kolkata India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Dhaka Bangladesh42 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 lessVietnam: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessRussia: 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 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 31 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 48 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 24 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Timor-Leste: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 24 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritania: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 958 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 23 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Germany: 23 in 100 of its 982 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 27 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Côte d’Ivoire: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 80 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 29 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belarus: 34 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahrain: 28 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 25 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Palestine 76 in 100 of its 259 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 65 in 100 of its 958 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Congo 80 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly health ● Venezuela 48 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 37 in 100 of its 625 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,522 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice27% 4,928 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,624 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 2,052 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,057 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 688 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 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 killed4,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations111 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about the usual rate

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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