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19,581 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 Beirut, the hurricane in Mexico and people affected in Sweden. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 41 in 100 of its 415 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

448 of its 575 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Beirut accounted for 333 of Lebanon's 448 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

172 of its 415 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Hurricane was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

61 of its 179 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

106 of its 198 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 106 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bourgas accounted for 23 of Bulgaria's 29 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

81 of its 295 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

43 of its 112 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

29 of Accra's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Russia (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 24 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 19,581 stories about harm among 104,867 counted on 24 Sep.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,867 stories, as usual. On 25 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon78 in 100 of its 575 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,739 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Beirut Lebanon68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 New York US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Tel Aviv Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Accra Ghana29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: 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'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,216 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 448 stories about harm ● Switzerland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 193 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,454 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,747 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,345 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,887 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 906 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 670 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 490 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 killed4,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions364 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bulgaria and Sudan

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 softer 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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