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49,756 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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The news turned to protests in Bamenda (Cameroon), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 66 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

204 of its 307 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 64 of Bamenda's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bamenda stories →
Health

North Korea

562 of its 1,383 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 499 of North Korea's 562 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

572 of its 687 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Damascus accounted for 274 of Syria's 572 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Yemen

104 of its 136 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

1,571 of its 3,766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 423 of Barcelona's 685 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,290 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

912 of its 2,099 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (719 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

1,318 of its 1,571 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 1,257 of Myanmar's 1,318 stories about harm, carried by 1,240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,032 stories).

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Displacement

Papua New Guinea

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

130 of its 234 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 21 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1003 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep2 Oct3 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 25 in 1005 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 49,756 stories about harm among 177,113 counted on 2 Oct.

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Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Cameroon. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 177,113 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu91 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar84 in 100 of its 1,571 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 61 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Las Vegas US655 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7297 Barcelona Spain423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Madrid Spain367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588 Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1493 Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1243

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 54 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 100 stories, carried by 97 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 49 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 26 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsIllinois, US -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 40 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKaziranga, India -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 100 stories ● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 47 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence40% 19,312 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice17% 8,114 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Health16% 7,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,733 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,341 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 823 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 killed24,738 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people injured16,972 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected4,683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations339 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting abductions235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced233 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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