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53,858 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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The news turned to protests in Agua Zarca (Honduras), people injured in Benin and rights and justice in Cairo. Honduras' coverage was about three 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 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBenin 79 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Protests & strikes

Honduras

99 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Agua Zarca accounted for 81 of Honduras' 99 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 81 of Agua Zarca's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Agua Zarca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

61 of its 77 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Benin over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

344 of its 657 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 344 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

35 of its 39 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cambodia

250 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Phnom Penh accounted for 172 of Cambodia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 151 of Phnom Penh's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

613 of its 1,522 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (382 stories). Accidents were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Côte d’Ivoire

45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ebola was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Niger

80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 65 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

France

1,787 of its 3,453 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (236 stories). Hepatitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio, whooping cough and hypothermia.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

302 of its 361 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Côte d’Ivoire (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Micronesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Sri Lanka (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in South Korea (47 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 9 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 53,858 stories about harm among 265,071 counted on 9 Sep.

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In Côte d’Ivoire's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Honduras stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,071 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan84 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 49 · mostly shelter & services Benin79 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Honduras77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 718 Chicago US503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Washington US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2119 Lake Oahe US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Phnom Penh Cambodia151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about twice its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 94 stories, carried by 96 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsEdo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 21 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsIllinois, US -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 92 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsWichita, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 36 stories, carried by 38 outletsAlice Springs, Australia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 10 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

● Yemen warmth about twice usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 94 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Edo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,378 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,912 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,814 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,968 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,951 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,651 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,019 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 killed14,416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,461 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions675 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations612 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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
● 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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