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52,040 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 violence in Bogota, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and people killed in Anguilla. Anguilla's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was 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 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 68 in 100 of its 320 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

620 of its 934 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 529 of Colombia's 620 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

80 of its 164 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 28 of Manama's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Disasters & accidents

Anguilla

59 of its 72 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Korea

617 of its 1,515 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 520 of South Korea's 617 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. 424 of Seoul's 520 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (409 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

137 of its 171 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 80 of Sudan's 137 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

373 of its 502 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

130 of its 187 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Barbados

63 of its 145 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

985 of its 2,286 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (274 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (194 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Barbados (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 52,040 stories about harm among 212,393 counted on 7 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 212,393 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 7 September 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Colombia stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Anguilla82 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Togo82 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Sudan80 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh78 in 100 of its 1,156 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Miami US559 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3858 Seoul South Korea424 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Washington US311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1731 Pyongyang North Korea264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Houston US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2237

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Martin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Lesotho about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 817 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 572 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents35% 17,957 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice20% 10,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health17% 8,548 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 8,329 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,854 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,701 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,414 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,024 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 killed16,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,486 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting arrests4,482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,992 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 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 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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