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55,292 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 Libreville (Gabon) and violence in Budapest and Ramallah. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea-Bissau 97 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 68 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Protests & strikes

Gabon

408 of its 495 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Libreville accounted for 366 of Gabon's 408 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 318 of Libreville's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Libreville stories →
Conflict & violence

Hungary

166 of its 303 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Budapest accounted for 153 of Hungary's 166 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Palestine

594 of its 842 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ramallah accounted for 422 of Palestine's 594 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Liberia

62 of its 133 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Natural hazards were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

317 of its 538 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 277 of Venezuela's 317 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 258 of Caracas' 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories).

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Health

Guinea-Bissau

76 of its 78 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bissau accounted for 76 of Guinea-Bissau's 76 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

French Polynesia

65 of its 68 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

39 of its 59 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

180 of its 338 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Uzbekistan

886 of its 1,205 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Kenya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1884 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 2 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 55,292 stories about harm among 256,199 counted on 2 Sep.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 256,199 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Gabon stood out: 82% 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 →

Guinea-Bissau97 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 14 · mostly health French Polynesia96 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Gabon82 in 100 of its 495 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,354 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Congo74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Santa Clara County US483 stories about protests or strikes, of its 743 Libreville Gabon318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Damascus Syria294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Caracas Venezuela258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Philadelphia US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497

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 lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about twice its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 36 outletsWichita, US -- disasters & accidents: 48 stories, carried by 48 outletsSuez Canal, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 42 outletsFranklin County, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsMundubbera, Australia -- other: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDurban, South Africa -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 50 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 36 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

● Senegal warmth about twice usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dakar Senegal about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Wichita US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 48 stories ● Suez Canal Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 56 stories ● Franklin County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,812 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,494 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 10,615 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 9,650 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,046 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,839 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,544 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,318 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 killed15,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations663 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions471 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill199 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about French Polynesia and the US

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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