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16,913 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 protests in Fort-de-France (Martinique), violence in Tehran and illness in Brussels. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 52 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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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Protests & strikes

Martinique

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Fort-de-France accounted for 16 of Martinique's 16 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 16 of Fort-de-France's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

Martinique over 30 days → its stories → Fort-de-France stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

132 of its 239 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

96 of its 295 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 20 of Dar es Salaam's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

86 of its 332 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Accra's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of el Alto's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

440 of its 551 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Beirut accounted for 325 of Lebanon's 440 stories about harm, carried by 644 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Antananarivo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

139 of its 788 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, tsunami and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (150 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (15 of its stories, about 9 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 23 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 16,913 stories about harm among 91,272 counted on 23 Sep.

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Martinique's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 91,272 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 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 →

Lebanon80 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Israel67 in 100 of its 1,485 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba52 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Beirut Lebanon46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Accra Ghana25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsSanta Clara County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWorld Health Organization, Egypt -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 38 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 44 outletsSwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 65 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Santa Clara County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● World Health Organization Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,782 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,922 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,667 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 601 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 450 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 killed4,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,690 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions313 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Japan Stories reporting refugees129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about the usual rate

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