Libya
25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The news turned to refugees in Libya, violence in Vilnius and people displaced in Brazil. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.
Part of lifeRights & justice
29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostBermuda
48 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Lithuania
15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Vilnius accounted for 14 of Lithuania's 15 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Brazil
56 of its 206 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Egypt
46 of its 176 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Austria
36 of its 116 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vienna accounted for 30 of Austria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.
Hungary
11 of its 58 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Budapest's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.
Saudi Arabia
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Thailand
7 of Sa Kaeo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).
Russia
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
France
70 of Paris' 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 16,362 stories about harm among 89,358 counted on 18 Sep.
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Libya's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 89,358 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,358 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Libya: 25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Lithuania: 15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%.
- Brazil: 56 of its 206 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
- Egypt: 46 of its 176 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
- Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Malaysia's news.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in Nigeria's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 18 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Israel62 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 390 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda48 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela40 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 909 Hollywood US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 London UK101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Paris France70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Utah US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● York County US attacks & violence · 177 stories, 502 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 179 stories, 303 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 195 stories, 289 outlets ● Utah Valley US protests & strikes · 64 stories, 176 outlets ● Paris France protests & strikes · 115 stories, 231 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 75 stories, 112 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 28 stories, 46 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 38 stories, 42 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice29% 4,606 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health27% 4,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,566 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,387 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood4% 669 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured862 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions213 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the UK Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UKStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
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The words in the day's stories were much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.