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8,940 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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Violence in Quarry Bay, protests in Budapest (Hungary) and arrests in Malawi drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 63 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Quarry Bay accounted for 20 of Hong Kong's 25 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Quarry Bay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

22 of its 91 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Ukraine

100 of its 198 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dnipro accounted for 53 of Ukraine's 100 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

24 of its 94 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Malieveld's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 18 of Nepal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 17 of Kathmandu's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in US (47 of its stories, about 6 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 20 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 8,940 stories about harm among 48,476 counted on 20 Sep.

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Hong Kong stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 48,476 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bermuda63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Chicago US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Hollywood US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Manhattan US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 New York US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 247 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,482 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health24% 2,068 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,516 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,455 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 470 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 290 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 207 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 killed2,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ireland and the US Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees53 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belarus

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 harsher 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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