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67,883 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 Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in Amatrice and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 72 in 100 of its 4,753 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

999 of its 1,373 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 518 of Colombia's 999 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. 328 of Bogota's 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

3,403 of its 4,753 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amatrice accounted for 2,194 of Italy's 3,403 stories about harm, carried by 1,623 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,293 of its 1,469 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 1,148 of Afghanistan's 1,293 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (458 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

193 of its 976 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

406 of its 507 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Chauk accounted for 265 of Myanmar's 406 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (372 stories). Building collapse was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

126 of its 260 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Plane crash was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,265 of its 3,175 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

257 of its 348 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 185 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

276 of its 452 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 73 of Pulwama's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

188 of its 293 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 18 of Phnom Penh's 31 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Romania (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mexico (139 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Myanmar (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 Aug. 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 67,883 stories about harm among 308,194 counted on 25 Aug.

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In Romania's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 308,194 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. Colombia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,469 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 2,171 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India707 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1085 Washington US633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2852 Karachi Pakistan622 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Bogota Colombia328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Dallas US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about twice its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 88 stories, carried by 89 outletsBarranquilla, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsEdo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsVermont, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsOklahoma City, US -- health: 132 stories, carried by 116 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsSarmin, Syria -- conflict & violence: 231 stories, carried by 217 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

● Singapore warmth about twice usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 88 stories ● Barranquilla Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Edo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 18,036 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 14,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 13,235 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 12,788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,843 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,089 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 killed22,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations673 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees612 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US 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
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.