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16,362 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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

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Disasters & accidents

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.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

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.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

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).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

70 of Paris' 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).

its 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

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Stories 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.

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 & violence

Countries 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 104

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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 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 lessUganda: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessQatar: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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 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 lessEcuador: 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: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCape 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: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)US: 23 in 100 of its 25,625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Togo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 595 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lithuania: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 76 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 992 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 24 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bermuda: 48 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 62 in 100 of its 992 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 390 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bermuda 48 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 39 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 40 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The 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 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 killed3,408 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 UK

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 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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