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10,489 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 news turned to protests in Beita (Palestine), the typhoon in Vietnam and people displaced in Papua New Guinea. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cameroon →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 53 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

212 of its 261 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Beita accounted for 100 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 80 of Beita's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Beita stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

76 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hanoi accounted for 58 of Vietnam's 76 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and landslides.

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

China

200 of its 893 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Typhoon was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, flooding and tropical storm. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

104 of its 205 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

45 of its 76 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 25 of Venezuela's 45 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 15 of Caracas' 25 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

17 of its 55 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Buenos Aires' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

21 of its 79 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Algiers' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

26 of Tel Aviv's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Australia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in India (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 10,489 stories about harm among 59,221 counted on 7 Sep.

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The news turned to Palestine for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,221 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cameroon. Palestine's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 491 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Vietnam53 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Kenya51 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beita Palestine80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Gaza Palestine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Kolkata India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Tel Aviv Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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 lessYemen: 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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessNiger: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 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 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 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: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 53 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 59 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 661 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 51 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 81 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 25 in 100 of its 3,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)China: 22 in 100 of its 893 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 27 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)China: 22 in 100 of its 893 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 81 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 81 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 81 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 126 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 81 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 67 in 100 of its 491 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kenya 51 in 100 of its 205 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Vietnam 53 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 59 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 40 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,775 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,555 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,817 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,542 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 601 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 365 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed2,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,036 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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