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59,570 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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Violence in Bishkek, rights and justice in Magdeme and protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) drew the news. Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 86 in 100 of its 617 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 76 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

530 of its 617 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bishkek accounted for 457 of Kyrgyzstan's 530 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (464 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

87 of its 131 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Magdeme accounted for 65 of Cameroon's 87 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Magdeme stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

403 of its 935 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 253 of Harare's 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Jordan

318 of its 572 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Uruguay

67 of its 101 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Montevideo accounted for 63 of Uruguay's 67 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uzbekistan

182 of its 241 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tashkent accounted for 114 of Uzbekistan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

536 of its 596 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 482 of Somalia's 536 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

558 of its 927 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Dhaka accounted for 426 of Bangladesh's 558 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

558 of its 1,720 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (89 stories). Rubella was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and oil spill.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

255 of its 579 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (113 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (205 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Hong Kong (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Kenya (41 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 30 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 59,570 stories about harm among 271,078 counted on 30 Aug.

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Kyrgyzstan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 271,078 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kyrgyzstan86 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan76 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,670 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 845 Harare Zimbabwe253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1545 Dhaka Bangladesh182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Gaza Palestine146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

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 lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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 readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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 lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about twice its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorthern Mariana Islands: warmth about its own usualWestport, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 87 stories, carried by 130 outletsWest Yellowstone, US -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 41 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 56 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 132 outletsSuez Canal, Egypt -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSan Vicente del Caguan, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 63 outletsBucharest, Romania -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 41 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 38 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

● Romania warmth about twice usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Westport US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 87 stories ● West Yellowstone US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 67 stories ● Oxfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Suez Canal Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,953 stories · about as usual Health24% 13,815 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 11,224 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,854 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,449 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,656 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,017 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 killed17,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,428 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions615 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations482 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill101 at about the usual rate

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.