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14,971 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 Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Jerusalem and rights and justice in Seoul drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 76 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

311 of its 407 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 277 of Nepal's 311 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 266 of Kathmandu's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

876 of its 1,123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 509 of Israel's 876 stories about harm, carried by 730 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (315 stories). Hurricane was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

152 of its 380 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 105 of Ukraine's 152 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

104 of its 230 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 22 of Istanbul's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Shelter & services

Cuba

28 of its 63 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

79 of its 248 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Australia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Italy (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in China (10 of its stories, about 6 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 8 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 14,971 stories about harm among 80,722 counted on 8 Sep.

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Nepal stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,722 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 8 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel78 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal76 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Palestine62 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kathmandu Nepal266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 London UK94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Chicago US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWest Point, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 36 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 10 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● West Point US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Indiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Brisbane Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,939 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,777 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,525 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 2,277 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 790 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed4,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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