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62,791 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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Protests in la Paz (Bolivia), a disaster in Amatrice and people injured in Nepal drew the news. Bolivia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 93 in 100 of its 812 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

752 of its 812 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. la Paz accounted for 669 of Bolivia's 752 stories about harm, carried by 558 outlets. 665 of la Paz's 669 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (681 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

2,476 of its 3,632 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Amatrice accounted for 1,842 of Italy's 2,476 stories about harm, carried by 1,129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (1,124 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

265 of its 396 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (149 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

342 of its 388 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 282 of Somalia's 342 stories about harm, carried by 281 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Sierra Leone

53 of its 80 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 33 of Freetown's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

165 of its 362 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 138 of Hungary's 165 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. San Salvador accounted for 45 of el Salvador's 49 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

59 of its 83 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,775 of its 2,318 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

683 of its 1,277 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 306 of Herzliya's 358 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Haiti (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (143 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (46 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 26 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 62,791 stories about harm among 279,923 counted on 26 Aug.

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Bolivia stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 279,923 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia93 in 100 of its 812 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Somalia88 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 676 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,961 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye77 in 100 of its 2,318 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US853 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3185 La Paz Bolivia665 stories about protests or strikes, of its 669 Villeneuve-Loubet France473 stories about protests or strikes, of its 813 Delhi India415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 909 Harare Zimbabwe320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 readEswatini: 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 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readUruguay: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 91 stories, carried by 85 outletsNorthern Arizona University, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 137 stories, carried by 98 outletsSaguenay, Canada -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 45 outletsChota, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsSeneca Falls, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 44 outletsQuebec, Canada -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 84 outletsOromo, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 22 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 one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 91 stories ● Northern Arizona University US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 137 stories ● Saguenay Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Chota India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 20,054 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 12,467 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 11,299 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,870 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,252 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,919 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,291 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 killed20,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,465 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Hungary and the US Stories reporting people displaced658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations402 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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