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31,807 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 Amman, illness in Kampala and protests in Bamako (Mali). Jordan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 86 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

510 of its 805 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amman accounted for 371 of Jordan's 510 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (128 stories). Rabies was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Uganda

195 of its 308 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kampala accounted for 177 of Uganda's 195 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. HIV was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 15 of Bamako's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

329 of its 895 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hungary

351 of its 408 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Budapest accounted for 332 of Hungary's 351 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Gas explosion was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,870 of its 2,241 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Aleppo accounted for 1,617 of Syria's 1,870 stories about harm, carried by 944 outlets. Hunger was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

452 of its 2,288 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 85 of Longjing's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

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Protests & strikes

Finland

50 of its 105 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 44 of Helsinki's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

162 of its 189 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Darfur accounted for 107 of Sudan's 162 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

112 of its 506 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Fiji (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (109 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in China (86 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 31,807 stories about harm among 138,324 counted on 25 Sep.

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Jordan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 138,324 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Uganda's news, mentions of HIV ran about 9 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary86 in 100 of its 408 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan86 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia85 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 2,241 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria706 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1617 Charlotte US382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Chicago US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

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: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 46 outletsWorcester, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsKisan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- displacement: 37 stories, carried by 37 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 166 stories, carried by 153 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 107 stories, carried by 98 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

● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Worcester US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Kisan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 9,612 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice27% 8,359 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,092 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,831 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,191 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 661 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 606 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 killed11,779 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,602 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees528 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting evacuations505 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill130 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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