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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.

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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.

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 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: no storiesTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessIraq: 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 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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: 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 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 lessAustria: 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: no storiesAngola: 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 storiesYemen: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 27 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 29 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 23 in 100 of its 828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bermuda: 70 in 100 of its 46 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 622 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 533 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 47 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 38 in 100 of its 354 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cuba 50 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Pakistan 36 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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