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53,577 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and rights and justice in Montevideo. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 80 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

951 of its 1,094 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 834 of Afghanistan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

139 of its 235 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 37 of Oromo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Health

Brazil

217 of its 1,032 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Chikungunya was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

549 of its 754 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 363 of Iraq's 549 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Moldova

73 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gabon

299 of its 395 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Libreville accounted for 221 of Gabon's 299 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

117 of its 277 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

136 of its 236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 92 of Caracas' 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

833 of its 2,051 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (378 stories). Tropical storm was named in 532 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and storm surge.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (532 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mongolia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in North Korea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 53,577 stories about harm among 261,381 counted on 6 Sep.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,381 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay80 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon76 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK648 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1336 Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 Sugarcreek US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 San Francisco US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Cleveland US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 26 outletsMalheur National Wildlife Refuge, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 33 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 30 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 21 outletsEl Dorado, US -- health: 53 stories, carried by 54 outletsLesvos, Greece -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsGuangdong, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSalaga, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 28 stories, carried by 19 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● El Dorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 53 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,010 stories · about as usual Health22% 11,468 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 10,890 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,120 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,639 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,619 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,118 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 killed17,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced462 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Switzerland and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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