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50,919 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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Rights and justice in Kutupalong, protests in Khan Sheikhoun (Syria) and people displaced in Budapest drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 65 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

1,062 of its 1,330 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kutupalong accounted for 436 of Bangladesh's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Dengue was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Kutupalong stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 410 of Syria's 746 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. 227 of Khan Sheikhoun's 410 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Khan Sheikhoun stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

150 of its 241 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Myanmar

158 of its 221 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

128 of its 167 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 80 of Mali's 128 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

232 of its 388 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Togo

81 of its 106 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 6 of Dapaong's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

374 of its 803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Italy (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ethiopia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Maldives (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (33 of its stories, about three 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 6 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 50,919 stories about harm among 220,059 counted on 6 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Bangladesh stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 220,059 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh80 in 100 of its 1,330 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali77 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Togo76 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 994 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bengaluru India410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1966 Houston US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2715 Khan Sheikhoun Syria227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Trump Tower US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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 readCuraçao: 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about twice its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about twice its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 75 outletsPolk County, US -- disasters & accidents: 70 stories, carried by 81 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 255 stories, carried by 226 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 30 outletsGreen River, US -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 51 outletsAl Khums, Libya -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 44 outletsLugansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 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

● Ukraine warmth about twice usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● British Virgin Islands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguelhok Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Polk County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 70 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 255 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 15,960 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice22% 11,087 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 8,366 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,281 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,139 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,483 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,007 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 killed13,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,072 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,311 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,163 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees1,203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Hungary Stories reporting people displaced883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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