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28,168 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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Most of the day's attention went to homes and services in Timis, rights and justice in Paris and people displaced in Addis Ababa. Romania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 91 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Romania

190 of its 209 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Timis accounted for 142 of Romania's 190 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (180 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Timis stories →
Rights & justice

France

885 of its 1,731 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 731 of France's 885 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (571 stories). Chikungunya was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

77 of its 99 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Addis Ababa accounted for 59 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

291 of its 293 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 87%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 208 of Guadeloupe's 291 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Cyclone was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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

Germany

23 of Berlin's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Hepatitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv, malaria and hunger. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

98 of its 107 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Jamaica

105 of its 216 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

701 of its 1,113 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (549 stories). Tropical storm was named in 476 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

2,428 of its 6,649 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

308 of its 937 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (476 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Egypt (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 28,168 stories about harm among 102,786 counted on 17 Sep.

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Romania stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 102,786 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Mentions of tropical storm ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. This week the news turned most often to Romania, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe99 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo92 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Romania91 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 17 · mostly shelter & services Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen84 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Blueberry Hill US511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 Washington US467 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1019 Chesterfield Mall US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Houston US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: 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 usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsCoffs Harbour, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPachivia, Mexico -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 32 outletsIowa, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsBelgrade, -- rights & justice: 88 stories, carried by 85 outletsSan Antonio, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 34 stories, carried by 29 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 ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kiev Ukraine about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Coffs Harbour Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Pachivia Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Iowa US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Belgrade about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 88 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,306 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence24% 6,669 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,694 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health15% 4,265 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,300 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,093 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,040 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 458 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 killed8,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,037 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests4,861 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees788 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting people displaced474 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations413 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more 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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