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35,273 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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A disaster in Havana, protests in South Ossetia (Georgia) and people displaced in Congo drew the news. Congo's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Colombia → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 85 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 14
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

598 of its 653 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 443 of Cuba's 598 stories about harm, carried by 396 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (360 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

39 of its 49 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. South Ossetia accounted for 39 of Georgia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 39 of South Ossetia's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → South Ossetia stories →
Health

Congo

26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Cholera was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

147 of its 192 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Long Island accounted for 103 of the Bahamas' 147 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Tsunami was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

150 of its 177 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Arakan accounted for 104 of Myanmar's 150 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 77 of Arakan's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

780 of its 991 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 124 of Teknaf's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

258 of its 695 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Drought was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and road crashes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

384 of its 1,611 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 161 of Beijing's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

284 of its 441 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 110 of Hebron's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Italy (157 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Bahamas (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (1938 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 35,273 stories about harm among 108,351 counted on 10 Sep.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed in all 619 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 108,351 stories, above the usual 26. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. In Italy's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba92 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus85 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar85 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Somalia80 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Key West US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1836 Miami US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3238 Beijing China161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Teknaf Bangladesh124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Delhi India122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Somalia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Mexico about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 667 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents47% 16,521 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice15% 5,287 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence13% 4,711 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Health12% 4,319 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement4% 1,386 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,229 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,197 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 327 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 killed11,594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected6,673 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting evacuations3,974 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting arrests3,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,649 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees969 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Colombia Stories reporting abductions549 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about one and a half times 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.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.