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46,551 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 a disaster in Khoms, violence in Mandalay and protests in Bogota (Colombia). Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 66 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 32
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

420 of its 476 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Khoms accounted for 213 of Libya's 420 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (241 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Khoms stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

137 of its 157 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mandalay accounted for 87 of Myanmar's 137 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

88 of its 212 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 24 of Bogota's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

102 of its 209 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 94 of Austria's 102 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

1,008 of its 1,222 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Idlib accounted for 699 of Syria's 1,008 stories about harm, carried by 641 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

205 of its 415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 106 of Cairo's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

123 of its 186 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 89 of Lebanon's 123 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

154 of its 204 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Zimbabwe

321 of its 746 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Cholera was named in 223 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ghana

253 of its 1,057 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in South Sudan (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 46,551 stories about harm among 203,935 counted on 11 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 203,935 stories, above the usual 21. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. For the second day running, the news turned to Libya. A year earlier, on 11 September 2017, 29 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 →

Libya88 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar87 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,222 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Deschutes County US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2393 Jalalabad Afghanistan192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Dallas US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Salt Lake City US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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 lessItaly: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualBaton Rouge, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 280 stories, carried by 308 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 33 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 108 outletsBelgrade, -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPutumayo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 34 outletsWenzhou, China -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsGander River, Canada -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 52 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baton Rouge US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 280 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Mandalay Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories ● Belgrade about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 11,535 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice24% 10,864 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 9,571 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health18% 8,053 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,539 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,351 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,127 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 813 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 killed13,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,986 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,525 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,977 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees681 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Palestine Stories reporting abductions570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced321 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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