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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 gas explosion in Iran, the earthquake in Japan and abductions in Indonesia. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 71 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Iran

179 of its 252 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 77 of Iran's 179 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (123 stories). Gas explosion was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

94 of its 443 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, flooding and power cuts.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

38 of its 115 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Africa

113 of its 345 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Snowstorms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

11 of its 30 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Kiryat Bialik accounted for 211 of Israel's 813 stories about harm, carried by 638 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Mexico (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in UK (91 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Germany (13 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 9,180 stories about harm among 49,860 counted on 22 Sep.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 49,860 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran71 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Lebanon71 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines39 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Kiryat Bialik Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Dhaka Bangladesh17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 warmer than the world'sIceland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 813 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,413 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,862 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 1,820 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 498 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 315 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 291 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 219 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 killed2,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations146 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 much harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.