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17,650 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bamako, deaths in Budapest and protests in Lubumbashi (DR Congo). Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 45 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 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

34 of its 42 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamako accounted for 29 of Mali's 34 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Hungary

43 of its 95 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 34 of Hungary's 43 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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

Lebanon

368 of its 472 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Beirut accounted for 287 of Lebanon's 368 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 39 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Taiwan

55 of its 202 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

30 of its 93 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

13 of its 45 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Burundi

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); rabies in South Africa (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 20 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 17,650 stories about harm among 97,679 counted on 20 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Mali. of the day's 97,679 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned the drought about 4 times as often as usual. Mali's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 21 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 →

Lebanon78 in 100 of its 472 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,282 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Haiti47 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Kolkata India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Dublin Ireland30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Tel Aviv Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

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'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little warmer than 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 · 889 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Ukraine a little warmer than the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,917 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,539 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,758 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,647 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 874 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 611 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed4,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions293 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan

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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