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34,036 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 Aleppo (Syria), violence in Diffa and arrests in Sweden. Niger's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Niger → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 84 in 100 of its 232 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,871 of its 2,207 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,061 of Syria's 1,871 stories about harm, carried by 672 outlets. 603 of Aleppo's 1,061 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

202 of its 204 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Diffa accounted for 156 of Niger's 202 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Diffa stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

117 of its 242 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

434 of its 1,818 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (187 stories). Storms were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and plane crash.

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

Burkina Faso

74 of its 79 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ouagadougou accounted for 71 of Burkina Faso's 74 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 71 of Ouagadougou's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

85 of its 98 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Montevideo accounted for 82 of Uruguay's 85 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 69 of Montevideo's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

196 of its 232 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rabat accounted for 184 of Morocco's 196 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 184 of Rabat's 184 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

308 of its 481 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 245 of Egypt's 308 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. 167 of Cairo's 245 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

41 of its 41 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

786 of its 1,237 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (478 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Canada (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in North Korea (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 34,036 stories about harm among 152,107 counted on 17 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 152,107 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Niger. It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. In Syria, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 75% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger99 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Uruguay87 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 2,207 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco84 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US607 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Aleppo Syria603 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1061 Miami US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Washington US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1455 Rabat Morocco184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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 lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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 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 lessSouth Korea: 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 readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 lessCanada: 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: 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: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about twice its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualEl Caguan, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsNebraska, US -- other: 54 stories, carried by 54 outletsCambridge, UK -- rights & justice: 101 stories, carried by 227 outletsLong Island, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 131 stories, carried by 148 outletsChatelet, France -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 169 stories, carried by 152 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 228 stories, carried by 259 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 201 stories, carried by 158 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

● Italy warmth about twice usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● El Caguan Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 54 stories ● Cambridge UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 101 stories ● Long Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 131 stories ● Chatelet France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,273 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 9,243 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health20% 6,698 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,569 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,235 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,159 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 833 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 556 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 killed11,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,366 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected4,176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,224 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced894 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting abductions640 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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.