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39,088 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), the cyclone in Bermuda and people displaced in Iran. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 61 in 100 of its 386 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Cameroon

122 of its 173 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bamenda accounted for 103 of Cameroon's 122 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 100 of Bamenda's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bamenda stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

105 of its 138 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cyclone was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bermuda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

268 of its 559 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

465 of its 620 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 326 of Iraq's 465 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 315 of Baghdad's 326 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

433 of its 1,187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 107 of Tamaulipas' 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

887 of its 1,680 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 275 of Jerusalem's 458 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

99 of its 188 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Earthquake was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

63 of its 96 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 12 of Asmara's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

886 of its 2,555 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Avalanche was named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ecuador (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Chile (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Gambia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nigeria (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Japan (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 39,088 stories about harm among 201,164 counted on 7 Sep.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Ecuador's news. In Cameroon, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 September 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 201,164 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nauru87 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Yemen84 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda76 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq75 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan75 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1256 Baghdad Iraq315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Jerusalem Israel275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1790 Delhi India152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJordan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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: 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: 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 readFiji: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualAtlanta, US -- health: 71 stories, carried by 73 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 29 outletsGothenburg, Sweden -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsPowell River, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 39 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 27 stories, carried by 32 outletsHindustan, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 24 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Atlanta US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 71 stories ● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Gothenburg Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Powell River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Auckland New Zealand 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 →

Rights & justice30% 11,500 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,175 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,553 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 6,106 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,756 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,586 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,400 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,330 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 killed11,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,058 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,690 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,039 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions588 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced311 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill119 at about the usual rate

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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