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36,257 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 Santiago (Chile), building collapse in Bangladesh and violence in Baghdad. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 84 in 100 of its 386 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Chile

166 of its 271 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Santiago accounted for 145 of Chile's 166 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 137 of Santiago's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

992 of its 1,256 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 914 of Bangladesh's 992 stories about harm, carried by 714 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (754 stories). Building collapse was named in 170 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

652 of its 810 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 378 of Iraq's 652 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

142 of its 178 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

163 of its 257 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 46 of Anantnag's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

173 of its 786 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 88 of Madrid's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

324 of its 386 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

74 of its 79 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Montevideo accounted for 73 of Uruguay's 74 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 73 of Montevideo's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

113 of its 299 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gabon

57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 37 of Libreville's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in United Arab Emirates (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,257 stories about harm among 154,649 counted on 10 Sep.

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Chile stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 154,649 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay94 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania84 in 100 of its 386 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria82 in 100 of its 2,383 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 810 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2088 Aleppo Syria275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1467 Santiago Chile137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Mecca Saudi Arabia114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Lake Oahe US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualAustria: 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 usualKokrajhar, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsPalm Beach Gardens, US -- conflict & violence: 105 stories, carried by 118 outletsTetbury, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNarathiwat, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsGreenville, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMarkku, Finland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kokrajhar India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Palm Beach Gardens US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 105 stories ● Tetbury UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Narathiwat Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Greenville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 10,409 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice28% 9,922 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,847 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,971 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,019 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,281 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 489 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 killed12,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,082 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people affected3,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced712 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Palestine Stories reporting refugees585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations221 at about half the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 harsher 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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