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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessHaiti: 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 readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaryland, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 45 stories, carried by 33 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 19 stories, carried by 21 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

● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● South Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Dar es Salaam Tanzania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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