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60,627 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 Ljubljana (Slovenia), violence in Jerusalem and people killed in Finland drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 85 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 8
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Slovenia

233 of its 275 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Ljubljana accounted for 231 of Slovenia's 233 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 231 of Ljubljana's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories).

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

762 of its 1,562 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 491 of Israel's 762 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Finland

61 of its 189 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Chikungunya was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with dengue.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Greece

269 of its 797 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Congo

328 of its 402 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 4 of Ngaba's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

148 of its 250 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 39 of Phnom Penh's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

93 of its 107 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kaga Bandoro accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 93 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

551 of its 874 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 142 of Ramallah's 280 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (202 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,566 of its 2,547 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

285 of its 405 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (228 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Iraq (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cameroon (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 60,627 stories about harm among 256,960 counted on 19 Sep.

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Slovenia stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 8%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Indonesia's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 256,960 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Slovenia85 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 8 · mostly displacement Congo82 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 3,220 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan79 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria859 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1546 Minneapolis US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Dublin Ireland250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Washington US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3201 Ljubljana Slovenia231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: 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 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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: 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: 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 lessCameroon: 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualByron Bay, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsWood River Valley, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 45 outletsDungog, Australia -- health: 27 stories, carried by 12 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 20 outletsHamburg, Germany -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSunnybrook, Canada -- health: 32 stories, carried by 73 outletsMuzaffarabad, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsSouth Shields, UK -- health: 14 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Byron Bay Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Wood River Valley US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Dungog Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Hamburg Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 21,258 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 12,136 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 11,300 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 6,182 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,171 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,684 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,345 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 killed19,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured12,191 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected8,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,619 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced1,095 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations374 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.