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8,940 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessUnited States: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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: no storiesFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: no storiesComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 lessMyanmar: 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 lessBrazil: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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 storiesVenezuela: 47 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 26 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bermuda: 63 in 100 of its 52 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 63 in 100 of its 460 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 51 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bermuda 63 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 48 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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