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7,555 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Manila (Philippines), violence in Jbeil and arrests in Egypt. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 38 in 100 of its 354 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Philippines

135 of its 354 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Manila accounted for 68 of the Philippines' 135 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 43 of Manila's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jbeil accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 31 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Jbeil stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

23 of its 84 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Malieveld's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 270 of Palestine's 314 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 390 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Hungary

10 of its 27 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

15 of its 40 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

20 of its 69 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Brasilia's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in China (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (44 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 7,555 stories about harm among 41,282 counted on 21 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 41,282 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. China's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. the Philippines' news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. On 21 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Egypt, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel63 in 100 of its 622 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 35 · mostly shelter & services Kashmir47 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria43 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Manila Philippines43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Phoenix US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 · 52 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 390 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,068 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,666 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 1,494 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,200 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 220 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 198 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 164 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 killed1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people displaced155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ireland and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel

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 about as 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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