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16,813 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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Landslides in Taiwan, protests in Ladakh (Kashmir) and violence in Tehran drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 49 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Taiwan

112 of its 230 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hualien accounted for 74 of Taiwan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

Ladakh accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 130 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 81 of Ladakh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Ladakh stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

119 of its 297 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 75 of Iran's 119 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

14 of its 51 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

313 of its 1,789 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane and drownings.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

35 of its 84 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in China (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (35 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 16,813 stories about harm among 91,075 counted on 24 Sep.

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Taiwan's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 91,075 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. On 24 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Haiti60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong51 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 792 Hollywood US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Dallas US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Ladakh Kashmir81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 431 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,631 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,277 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,151 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,254 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 503 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed4,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India

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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