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49,709 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 heavy rain in Mexico, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 84 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

3,168 of its 4,272 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mexico City accounted for 2,678 of Mexico's 3,168 stories about harm, carried by 1,595 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Heavy rain was named in 415 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

227 of its 443 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 192 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 159 of Kampala's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

151 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

408 of its 486 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Punta Cana accounted for 302 of the Dominican Republic's 408 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (300 stories). Flooding was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

1,778 of its 2,019 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,216 stories). Cyclone was named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominica

193 of its 216 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Togo

64 of its 86 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 28 of Dapaong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

153 of its 232 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

199 of its 449 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 36 of Riyadh's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (271 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Greece (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Vietnam (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Guyana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 49,709 stories about harm among 217,070 counted on 21 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Mexico. In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 217,070 stories, below the usual 26. Mexico's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominica89 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 2,019 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Dominican Republic84 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar82 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 609 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1254 Manila Philippines159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Kampala Uganda159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Philippine Philippines127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 London UK113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 880

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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArgentina: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 usualU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAnguilla: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 85 stories, carried by 82 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsMaine, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBushehr, Iran -- conflict & violence: 122 stories, carried by 131 outletsBattambang, Cambodia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 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

● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 85 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Rakhine State Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 13,247 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 11,255 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,653 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence16% 7,930 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,542 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,716 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 946 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 killed16,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations666 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic Stories reporting abductions451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced448 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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