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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

usually 26; 30 the day before
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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.

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 lessOman: 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 lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 lessIraq: 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 readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: 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: 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: 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 readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPerpignan, France -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsNebraska, US -- other: 28 stories, carried by 39 outletsSteinhude, Germany -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorth Vietnam, Vietnam -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsKanyakumari, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSindhi, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsGaza, Palestine -- health: 96 stories, carried by 10 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

● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Perpignan France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 28 stories ● Steinhude Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories ● North Vietnam Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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