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19,932 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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Protests in Accra (Ghana), violence in Beirut and the drought in Ecuador drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 52 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 42
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

146 of its 622 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 51 of Accra's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 204 of Lebanon's 297 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

13 of its 28 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Iran

169 of its 325 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 95 of Iran's 169 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

43 of its 100 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

110 of its 380 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Dar es Salaam's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Cuba (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (781 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 19,932 stories about harm among 108,293 counted on 25 Sep.

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Cuba's news mentioned tropical storm about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,293 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ghana, 23% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 26 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,581 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Palestine64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Iran52 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 542 Accra Ghana51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Beirut Lebanon31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: 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 usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about 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 usualOhio, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 38 outletsBeijing, China -- food & livelihood: 72 stories, carried by 84 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 31 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 60 stories, carried by 158 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 32 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

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

Warmest events

● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 72 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,391 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,688 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,752 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,737 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 704 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 676 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 667 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 killed4,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced445 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations337 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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