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10,873 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 violence in Jammu, the typhoon in Myanmar and people killed in Peru. Kashmir'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 mostCzechia 52 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 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 →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 105 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Typhoon was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

45 of its 126 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories).

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

Czechia

30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dickson Fjord accounted for 13 of Greenland's 19 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. the Red Sea accounted for 16 of Djibouti's 16 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Comoros

10 of its 24 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Spain (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Romania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Czechia (10 of its stories, about 7 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 14 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 10,873 stories about harm among 60,524 counted on 14 Sep.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 60,524 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Kashmir's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 15 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Vietnam50 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Springfield US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 19 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsSydney, Australia -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 105 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsKishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsQuebec, Canada -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 49 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

● Lagos Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,102 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,791 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,752 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,403 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 275 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 killed2,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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