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16,563 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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People killed in Venezuela, a disaster in Beirut and the drought in Malawi drew the news. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 68 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 44
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

109 of its 161 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Malawi

34 of its 78 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Colombia

52 of its 98 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 33 of Colombia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 18 of Yemen's 30 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

14 of its 41 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

Doha accounted for 72 of Qatar's 78 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

48 of its 162 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

20 of its 45 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Austria (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Costa Rica (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Colombia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Qatar (13 of its stories, about 6 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 16 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 16,563 stories about harm among 88,333 counted on 16 Sep.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Venezuela. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 88,333 stories, as usual. Mentions of the drought ran about 9 times their usual in Malawi's news. In Venezuela, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela68 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon66 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,348 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 834 Utah County US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Hollywood US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 375 stories, carried by 804 outletsMemphis, US -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsManipur, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 72 stories, carried by 129 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 18 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 twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 375 stories ● Memphis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,646 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health26% 4,163 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,588 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,460 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 671 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 563 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed4,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured860 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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