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7,916 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 news turned to a disaster in Caracas, protests in London (UK) and violence in Doha. Qatar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 64 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 42
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Venezuela

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 20 of Venezuela's 36 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

835 of its 3,385 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 145 of London's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (127 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories → London stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 101 of Nepal's 159 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 92 of Kathmandu's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

16 of its 86 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 151 of Israel's 396 stories about harm, carried by 590 outlets. Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Equatorial Guinea

5 of its 6 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Malabo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Fiji

10 of its 32 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Russia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 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 14 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 7,916 stories about harm among 42,060 counted on 14 Sep.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 42,060 stories, as usual. On 14 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal56 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine51 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Utah County US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Kathmandu Nepal92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Utah US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 2,300 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health23% 1,794 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence17% 1,330 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,268 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 244 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 213 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 201 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 killed2,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting refugees54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Palestine

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
● 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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