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41,415 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 Darfur (Sudan), people injured in Thailand and a disaster in Mexico City drew the news. Mexico's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 61 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

88 of its 113 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 61 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 53 of Darfur's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

209 of its 533 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,883 of its 2,847 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mexico City accounted for 1,408 of Mexico's 1,883 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,189 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

61 of its 101 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 18 of Bamenda's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

529 of its 1,274 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Barcelona accounted for 374 of Spain's 529 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 291 of Barcelona's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (374 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

721 of its 1,215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (309 stories). Drownings were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and power cuts.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Greece

140 of its 416 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Measles was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

19 of its 37 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 15 of Boke's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (121 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 41,415 stories about harm among 187,060 counted on 22 Sep.

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Of the day's 187,060 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Sudan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 1,618 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Sudan78 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement Dominica77 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar70 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1522 San Francisco US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Hebron Palestine105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 London UK99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 lessU.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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIran: 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 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 lessGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAlleghany County, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 38 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 42 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 31 stories, carried by 32 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 27 outletsMohali, India -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsPrague, Czechia -- other: 21 stories, carried by 18 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Alleghany County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,031 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents25% 10,014 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health19% 7,899 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 7,425 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,806 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,696 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 630 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 killed11,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,611 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations746 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico and the US Stories reporting abductions472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced387 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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
● 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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