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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKenya: 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBangkok, Thailand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 56 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsAssisi, Italy -- health: 30 stories, carried by 237 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 80 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 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

● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Assisi Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

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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