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60,330 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 a disaster in Taipei, people injured in Nicaragua and arrests in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuadeloupe 95 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

331 of its 527 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 204 of Taiwan's 331 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (272 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Health

Nicaragua

50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

103 of its 197 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Guadeloupe

94 of its 99 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. the Windward Islands accounted for 78 of Guadeloupe's 94 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Moldova

82 of its 153 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Chisinau accounted for 75 of Moldova's 82 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Israel

2,700 of its 4,890 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

187 of its 464 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 79 of Lima's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

211 of its 316 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 147 of Libya's 211 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

359 of its 788 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 115 of Bangkok's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and meningitis.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (365 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Kenya (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Guadeloupe (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Austria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10030 Aug6 Sep13 Sep20 Sep28 Sep30 Aug: 22 in 10031 Aug: 21 in 1001 Sep: 21 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 24 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 60,330 stories about harm among 287,517 counted on 28 Sep.

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Taiwan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,517 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe95 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala78 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 2,252 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2556 Aleppo Syria292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1473 Charlotte US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 San Diego US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Delhi India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about twice its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualLeesville, US -- health: 48 stories, carried by 48 outletsKansas, US -- health: 72 stories, carried by 70 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 15 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 90 stories, carried by 52 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- health: 528 stories, carried by 459 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- health: 1,414 stories, carried by 719 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 90 stories, carried by 76 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

● Israel warmth about twice usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Leesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 72 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 90 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,373 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,936 stories · about as usual Health22% 13,248 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,428 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,214 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,304 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 855 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 killed20,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees982 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting evacuations953 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced454 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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.

● Angerabout as 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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