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8,298 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 Kyiv, refugees in Nigeria and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 63 in 100 of its 344 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

218 of its 344 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 169 of Ukraine's 218 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

308 of its 903 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

830 of its 3,261 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Palestine

174 of its 266 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 136 of Palestine's 174 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

102 of its 222 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 67 of South Korea's 102 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

144 of its 365 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

26 of its 106 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dubai accounted for 26 of the United Arab Emirates' 26 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

40 of its 72 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Italy

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Polio was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Italy (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Russia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in US (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 8,298 stories about harm among 42,371 counted on 7 Sep.

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In Italy's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,371 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Ukraine, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 7 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 576 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine63 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela56 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 London UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Chicago US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Kyiv Ukraine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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 readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer 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'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 370 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 671 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 1,910 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,870 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents23% 1,842 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,252 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 308 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 247 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 228 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 killed2,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured739 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 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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