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53,183 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 day's news pointed at the drought in North Korea, protests in Suva (Fiji) and arrests in Mozambique. Mozambique's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 52 in 100 of its 1,140 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

592 of its 1,140 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 374 of North Korea's 592 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Drought was named in 146 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Fiji

77 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 of Suva's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

161 of its 295 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 125 of Nepal's 161 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Skopje accounted for 77 of North Macedonia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

422 of its 648 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 364 of Bangladesh's 422 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

60 of its 228 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Santiago's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,957 of its 2,419 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,324 of Syria's 1,957 stories about harm, carried by 913 outlets. 826 of Aleppo's 1,324 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

184 of its 317 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

611 of its 2,129 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Puerto Rico (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Maldives (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Thailand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 53,183 stories about harm among 245,434 counted on 12 Sep.

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People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 245,434 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. North Korea stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 2,419 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye77 in 100 of its 1,226 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Niger76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia74 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria826 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1324 Washington US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2776 Chappaqua US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1456 Bengaluru India252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualTravis County, US -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 61 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 23 outletsKelowna, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 40 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 149 stories, carried by 97 outletsOsage County, US -- disasters & accidents: 48 stories, carried by 48 outletsMorrumbala, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- other: 13 stories, carried by 34 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- disasters & accidents: 12 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Travis County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Kelowna Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 40 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 149 stories ● Osage County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 12,984 stories · about as usual Health24% 12,708 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice23% 12,000 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,053 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,105 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,441 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,006 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 964 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 killed16,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,864 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees679 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions614 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill570 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations280 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Libya 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.