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17,315 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Doha and rights and justice in Baghdad. Qatar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 74 in 100 of its 1,010 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

749 of its 1,010 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 631 of Nepal's 749 stories about harm, carried by 724 outlets. 587 of Kathmandu's 631 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (665 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Qatar

260 of its 622 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Doha accounted for 255 of Qatar's 260 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Baghdad accounted for 29 of Iraq's 46 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Ukraine

149 of its 386 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 73 of Ukraine's 149 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

835 of its 1,182 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 301 of Israel's 835 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

47 of its 105 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 22 of Tunis' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

94 of its 353 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

102 of its 335 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Tunisia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (12 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 9 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 17,315 stories about harm among 91,779 counted on 9 Sep.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. of the day's 91,779 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. Nepal's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 9 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 →

Nepal74 in 100 of its 1,010 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Israel71 in 100 of its 1,182 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kathmandu Nepal587 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 London UK93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Chicago US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 41 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 27 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Qatar: 42 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 74 in 100 of its 1,010 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mongolia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 26 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 27 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 92 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 35 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Nepal 74 in 100 of its 1,010 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 71 in 100 of its 1,182 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 65 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 61 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 50 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,777 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health26% 4,402 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,784 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 2,654 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 750 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 581 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 519 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 killed4,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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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