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17,731 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 protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Doha and flooding in Indonesia. Qatar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 46 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 14
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

345 of its 563 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kathmandu accounted for 283 of Nepal's 345 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. 253 of Kathmandu's 283 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Qatar

198 of its 438 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Doha accounted for 189 of Qatar's 198 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

128 of its 268 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

44 of its 55 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 39 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

150 of its 392 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Seoul accounted for 106 of South Korea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

113 of its 332 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Egypt (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (12 of its stories, about three 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 11 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 17,731 stories about harm among 89,651 counted on 11 Sep.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 89,651 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 11 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 919 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal61 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Utah Valley US658 stories about protests or strikes, of its 806 Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 876 Kathmandu Nepal253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Utah US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Salt Lake City US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMali: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIran: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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 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 lessAustria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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 storiesYemen: 80 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)US: 26 in 100 of its 27,070 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Timor-Leste: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 38 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Qatar: 45 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 61 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 34 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lithuania: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 34 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 46 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Israel 62 in 100 of its 919 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 61 in 100 of its 563 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 207 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 48 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Qatar 45 in 100 of its 438 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,145 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health24% 4,116 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 3,568 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,244 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 731 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 556 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed4,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,425 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees98 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Poland Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third 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 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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