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24,617 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 Baghdad (Iraq), deaths in Yirol and violence in Akum drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 89 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

320 of its 391 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 219 of Iraq's 320 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. 207 of Baghdad's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (273 stories). Power cuts were named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Sudan

346 of its 362 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yirol accounted for 266 of South Sudan's 346 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (293 stories). Plane crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Yirol stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

131 of its 173 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Akum accounted for 128 of Cameroon's 131 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Akum stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

418 of its 1,093 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Türkiye

159 of its 320 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 73 of Izmir's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

245 of its 471 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 178 of Cairo's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

328 of its 396 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 256 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

709 of its 1,593 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 491 of Moscow's 595 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (261 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

293 of its 611 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

243 of its 591 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (96 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Guam (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in US (2002 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (23 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 9 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 24,617 stories about harm among 109,863 counted on 9 Sep.

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Iraq's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 109,863 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 9 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 22 today. Iraq's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%. This week the news turned most often to South Sudan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan96 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bermuda89 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Baghdad Iraq207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Cairo Egypt178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Chemnitz Germany154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Jerusalem Israel119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMinnesota, US -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 12 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsBaghlan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 35 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- displacement: 35 stories, carried by 34 outletsKungalv, Sweden -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 53 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 145 stories, carried by 165 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 185 stories, carried by 248 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

● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Canada warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Baghlan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,384 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,716 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence21% 5,029 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 3,956 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,422 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 591 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 518 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 killed7,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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