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60,740 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 the earthquake in Nicaragua, violence in Darfur and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAruba 93 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 8
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

54 of its 77 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Managua accounted for 45 of Nicaragua's 54 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

385 of its 461 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 344 of Sudan's 385 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

97 of its 158 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tbilisi accounted for 93 of Georgia's 97 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 90 of Tbilisi's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Grenada

10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Pakistan

2,325 of its 3,617 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

4,055 of its 11,594 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

245 of its 488 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bridgetown accounted for 79 of Barbados' 100 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Seychelles

72 of its 99 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

283 of its 552 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (490 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (167 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Burundi (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 60,740 stories about harm among 281,408 counted on 29 Sep.

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Nicaragua's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 281,408 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. In China's news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Aruba93 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 8 · mostly disasters & accidents Timor-Leste91 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Sudan84 in 100 of its 461 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados74 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cajon US437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Aleppo Syria400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1219 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2430 San Diego US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Chicago US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407

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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 74 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 32 outletsHakkari, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 30 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 112 stories, carried by 104 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- conflict & violence: 972 stories, carried by 531 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 one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Georgia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 86 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Hakkari Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Lashkar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 14,966 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 14,780 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 12,316 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 9,223 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,440 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,036 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,822 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,157 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 killed18,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured8,056 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees862 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting evacuations764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions604 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced577 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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