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19,594 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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Violence in Beirut, power cuts in Poland and protests in Caracas (Venezuela) drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 82 in 100 of its 464 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

380 of its 464 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 314 of Lebanon's 380 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

73 of its 134 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Nysa accounted for 39 of Poland's 73 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Nysa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

57 of its 84 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bamako accounted for 42 of Mali's 57 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

37 of its 88 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

72 of its 154 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

43 of its 55 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

47 of its 92 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

114 of its 229 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 114 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Myanmar (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Papua New Guinea (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,594 stories about harm among 103,960 counted on 17 Sep.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 103,960 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 18 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon82 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela72 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Israel71 in 100 of its 1,012 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Mali68 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Miami US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 716 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,413 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,922 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,099 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,957 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 516 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 killed4,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half 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
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.