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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 lessRomania: 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 lessOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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 readFiji: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 62 stories, carried by 58 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsScampton, UK -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 67 outletsKansas, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 529 stories, carried by 345 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● British Virgin Islands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 62 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Scampton UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

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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