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9,694 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Havana (Cuba), people injured in Azerbaijan and the earthquake in Bangladesh. Azerbaijan'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.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 78 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

98 of its 139 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 44 of Cuba's 98 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. 23 of Havana's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hurricane was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

21 of its 114 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

115 of its 181 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ladakh accounted for 82 of Kashmir's 115 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 77 of Ladakh's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 8 of Antananarivo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

41 of Jerusalem's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 114 of Palestine's 147 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,054 of its 4,078 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Lima's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in US (313 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 9,694 stories about harm among 49,238 counted on 27 Sep.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 49,238 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Cuba's news mentioned the hurricane about 7 times as often as usual. Cuba's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 27 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba71 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir64 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Palestine59 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Portland US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Ladakh Kashmir77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Bareilly India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMemphis, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsArizona, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsGatwick, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 121 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Memphis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Gatwick UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,423 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,137 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,923 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 1,752 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 562 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 295 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 244 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 190 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 killed2,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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