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35,665 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 protests in Helsinki (Finland), people injured in Mexico and people affected in Puerto Rico. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 90 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Finland

105 of its 158 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 98 of Finland's 105 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 95 of Helsinki's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

196 of its 590 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

232 of its 258 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

851 of its 976 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Tunisia

106 of its 130 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 105 of Tunisia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 104 of Tunis' 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

59 of its 63 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 52 of Burundi's 59 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 51 of Bujumbura's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

196 of its 322 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kampala accounted for 172 of Uganda's 196 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (118 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

252 of its 409 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

118 of its 133 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Khartoum accounted for 92 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

29 of its 95 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Tunisia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Bermuda (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Austria (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Denmark (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 35,665 stories about harm among 153,484 counted on 24 Sep.

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In Finland, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 153,484 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Tunisia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi94 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico90 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan89 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq87 in 100 of its 976 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US704 stories about protests or strikes, of its 819 Aleppo Syria368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1078 Washington US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1386 Chicago US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Tunis Tunisia104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 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 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 26 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- conflict & violence: 91 stories, carried by 136 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 66 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 36 outletsOakfield, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 31 outletsSalang, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 21 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 91 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 10,396 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 9,266 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,492 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,498 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,223 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,465 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 487 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 killed13,157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations548 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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