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58,355 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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Protests in Montevideo (Uruguay), refugees in Kenya and train derailment in Pakistan drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 78 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

316 of its 407 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Montevideo accounted for 313 of Uruguay's 316 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 307 of Montevideo's 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Displacement

Kenya

441 of its 1,041 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

867 of its 1,383 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (509 stories). Train derailment was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Uganda

236 of its 475 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 191 of Uganda's 236 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories).

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

Indonesia

624 of its 1,319 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bali accounted for 445 of Indonesia's 624 stories about harm, carried by 632 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (438 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

183 of its 352 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Storms were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bururi accounted for 27 of Burundi's 32 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

108 of its 360 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

805 of its 2,387 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 343 of Bautzen's 391 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (519 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

139 of its 527 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Tropical storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Uzbekistan (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Taiwan (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Mali (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Hong Kong (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 58,355 stories about harm among 279,098 counted on 15 Sep.

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In Uzbekistan's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 279,098 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. In Uruguay, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 2,089 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay78 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Yemen75 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan66 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan63 in 100 of its 1,383 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria671 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Bautzen Germany343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Washington US341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3124 Montevideo Uruguay307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Paris France188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 readSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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 lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 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: 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 readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 22 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 103 outletsEl Caguan, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJalisco, Mexico -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsHangzhou, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSrikakulam, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLiscannor, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 14 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

● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uruguay warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ajit India about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● El Caguan Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Jalisco Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Hangzhou China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,643 stories · about as usual Health24% 13,518 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 9,723 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,018 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,473 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,994 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,942 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,574 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 killed16,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,261 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people displaced632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions630 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations422 at about half the usual rate · most about China and Taiwan Stories reporting people falling ill291 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little less than 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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