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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsLos Osos, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 18 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

● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Los Osos US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jakarta Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

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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