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18,094 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 a disaster in Nairobi, rights and justice in Darfur and protests in Jenin (Palestine). Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 56 in 100 of its 477 stories, usually 22
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

267 of its 477 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 103 of Kenya's 267 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Belarus

27 of its 57 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Rights & justice

Estonia

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

France

228 of its 1,151 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

97 of its 178 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 97 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Heavy rain was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, storms and cyclone.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in China (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Italy (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1008 Aug15 Aug22 Aug29 Aug6 Sep8 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 1006 Sep: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 18,094 stories about harm among 101,350 counted on 6 Sep.

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In China's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,350 stories, as usual. Kenya's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. A year earlier, on 7 September 2023, 17 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 →

Congo81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Sudan80 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine71 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Kenya56 in 100 of its 477 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jenin Palestine93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Kolkata India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Gaza Palestine49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSomalia: 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: 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 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 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uruguay: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 34 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 28 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 718 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 56 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Estonia: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 35 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 47 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 160 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

● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 426 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 766 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 80 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kenya 56 in 100 of its 477 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Congo 81 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly health ● Bangladesh 54 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,330 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice27% 4,829 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,788 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 2,021 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,046 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 779 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 594 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 360 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 killed4,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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