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55,868 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 violence in Kiev, protests in Aleppo (Syria) and the hurricane in Taiwan. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 52 in 100 of its 357 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

257 of its 492 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 866 of Syria's 2,241 stories about harm, carried by 568 outlets. 543 of Aleppo's 866 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

145 of its 420 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Hurricane was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and landslides.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

165 of its 387 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

France

Paris accounted for 724 of France's 1,012 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Food poisoning was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

185 of its 357 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 44 of Havana's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

72 of its 170 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

167 of its 322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

224 of its 614 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Danube accounted for 204 of Romania's 224 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

299 of its 879 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: accidents in Libya (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in France (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in India (388 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Singapore (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (33 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 13 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 55,868 stories about harm among 276,678 counted on 13 Sep.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. In Ukraine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,678 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,990 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 429 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US642 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3145 Aleppo Syria543 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Bengaluru India321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Morton County US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Harney County US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

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: 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: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 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 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 readSouth 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: 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 lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 lessPanama: 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 readNorth Korea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 77 outletsSaugerties, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsBajaur Agency, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBoise, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsTianjin, China -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- health: 45 stories, carried by 41 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 18 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

● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cartagena Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories ● Saugerties US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bajaur Agency Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,058 stories · about as usual Health24% 13,357 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 10,879 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,908 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,855 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,372 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 killed13,724 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected7,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,650 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill650 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced515 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions393 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations345 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya

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
● 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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