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50,680 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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Protests in Havana (Cuba), a disaster in Kuala Lumpur and arrests in Bulgaria drew the news. Bulgaria's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 66 in 100 of its 1,798 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

293 of its 402 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Havana accounted for 249 of Cuba's 293 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. 198 of Havana's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

1,180 of its 1,798 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 874 of Malaysia's 1,180 stories about harm, carried by 586 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,064 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

50 of its 126 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

87 of its 283 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Niger

36 of its 50 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

1,107 of its 1,413 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. the Naf River accounted for 497 of Bangladesh's 1,107 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

218 of its 735 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heavy rain was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

214 of its 736 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Oil spill was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

126 of its 331 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

180 of its 564 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Greece (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (127 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (77 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 50,680 stories about harm among 218,416 counted on 14 Sep.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 14 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 218,416 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Cuba stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh78 in 100 of its 1,413 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Somalia76 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar73 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Cuba73 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Niger72 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1723 Berkeley US291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Havana Cuba198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Miami US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 727 Delhi India76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: 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 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 lessWestern 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAntigua & Barbuda: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 31 outletsBattle Creek, US -- health: 123 stories, carried by 122 outletsHong Liang, China -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 49 outletsBurlington, US -- disasters & accidents: 60 stories, carried by 59 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsKashiwazaki, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 58 stories, carried by 56 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 67 stories, carried by 47 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

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan 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 ● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rakhine State Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Battle Creek US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 123 stories ● Hong Liang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 60 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 13,727 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 10,905 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 9,937 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence15% 7,276 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Shelter & services5% 2,632 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,179 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,889 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,442 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 killed14,861 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,449 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations1,742 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees1,599 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefabout as 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.