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19,386 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 violence in Bamako, wildfires in Portugal and arrests in Georgia. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 49 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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

Mali

31 of its 36 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 28 of Mali's 31 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Georgia

16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

488 of its 605 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Beirut accounted for 327 of Lebanon's 488 stories about harm, carried by 455 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Hungary

44 of its 146 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 33 of Hungary's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Belize

45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

96 of its 325 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, flooding and covid.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Armenia

22 of its 84 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in China (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in France (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 19,386 stories about harm among 103,275 counted on 19 Sep.

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Mali stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,275 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon81 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,479 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Kolkata India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Dublin Ireland35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 488 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,041 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,188 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,125 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,670 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,030 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,014 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 455 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 killed5,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,762 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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