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9,589 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 a disaster in the Congo River, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and people killed in the Comoros. Qatar's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 25 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 14
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

22 of its 24 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. the Congo River accounted for 15 of Congo's 22 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Congo River stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

52 of its 220 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

12 of Melbourne's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

UK

119 of London's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in India (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in US (31 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 13 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 9,589 stories about harm among 49,402 counted on 13 Sep.

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In Japan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,402 stories, as usual. Congo's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. A year earlier, on 13 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Israel66 in 100 of its 474 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan50 in 100 of its 575 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal42 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Utah Valley US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 London UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Kathmandu Nepal101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Utah US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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 lessNigeria: 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 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: no storiesMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: 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 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 lessGeorgia: 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 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 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 storiesCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Togo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Qatar: 33 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 50 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 92 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Comoros: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 112 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

● Israel 66 in 100 of its 474 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 50 in 100 of its 575 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 42 in 100 of its 320 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 39 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 2,872 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 2,199 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence16% 1,542 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,518 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 430 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 320 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 250 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 killed2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting abductions134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Canada

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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