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42,190 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Baku (Azerbaijan) and refugees in Rwanda. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 46 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

424 of its 524 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 376 of Afghanistan's 424 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

99 of its 142 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

17 of its 33 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Libya

172 of its 254 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sirte accounted for 119 of Libya's 172 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

252 of its 276 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 184 of Somalia's 252 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

82 of its 256 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 62 of Stavanger's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

69 of its 137 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 18 of Yaounde's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Health

Madagascar

23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Plague was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Madagascar (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Netherlands (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (126 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in El Salvador (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in U.S. Virgin Islands (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,190 stories about harm among 186,120 counted on 29 Sep.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 186,120 stories, below the usual 25. A year earlier, on 29 September 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica83 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh83 in 100 of its 1,096 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US549 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Havana Cuba196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 727 Mauna Kea US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Moscow Russia180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Madrid Spain135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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 lessCongo: 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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 lessCrimea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualStavanger, Norway -- rights & justice: 62 stories, carried by 68 outletsColumbus, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 48 outletsLamoille, US -- shelter & services: 51 stories, carried by 51 outletsChenab, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPanama City, Panama -- health: 31 stories, carried by 31 outletsTianjin, China -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsTorquay, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsJamestown, Australia -- shelter & services: 11 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

● Norway warmth about twice usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stavanger Norway about 4 times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 62 stories ● Columbus US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 37 stories ● Lamoille US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 51 stories ● Chenab Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Panama City Panama about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,238 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents24% 10,137 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,468 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 5,918 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,496 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,144 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 766 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 killed12,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests5,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,062 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations619 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced363 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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.

● 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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