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15,922 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 Doha and rights and justice in Seoul drew the news. Qatar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 48 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

315 of its 515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kathmandu accounted for 233 of Nepal's 315 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. 205 of Kathmandu's 233 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Qatar

95 of its 260 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Doha accounted for 91 of Qatar's 95 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Indonesia

89 of its 223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Belarus

41 of its 106 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

114 of its 379 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

8 of its 27 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

102 of its 425 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 15,922 stories about harm among 84,169 counted on 12 Sep.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Nepal. of the day's 84,169 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%. On 12 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 →

Nepal61 in 100 of its 515 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Israel59 in 100 of its 808 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan52 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Utah Valley US427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Washington US293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 719 Kathmandu Nepal205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Utah US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Salt Lake City US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCedar Rapids, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMemphis, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 83 outletsAylesbury, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 25 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 91 stories, carried by 93 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

● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Cedar Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Memphis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Aylesbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kuala Lumpur Malaysia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,038 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 3,645 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence16% 2,585 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,110 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 716 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 485 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 337 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 killed3,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting abductions180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced134 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 Pakistan and India Stories reporting refugees83 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and India

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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