← 12 Sep Thursday 13 September 2018 · to 23:59 UTC 14 Sep →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
47,043 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.

How to read these numbers →

Violence in Jammu, rights and justice in Hanoi and protests in Choco (Colombia) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bolivia → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 80 in 100 of its 599 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

186 of its 257 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 105 of Kashmir's 186 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

297 of its 636 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Hanoi accounted for 246 of Vietnam's 297 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

91 of its 205 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 32 of Choco's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Choco stories →
Health

Cuba

481 of its 599 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 462 of Cuba's 481 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (426 stories).

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

France

522 of its 2,091 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 246 of Paris' 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

1,167 of its 1,366 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

653 of its 1,192 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Cyclone was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

390 of its 1,108 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

48 of its 83 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 21 of Algiers' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

305 of its 821 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (148 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in New Zealand (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Tanzania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Spain (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
24 in 10019 in 10015 Aug22 Aug29 Aug5 Sep13 Sep15 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 23 in 10019 Aug: 23 in 10020 Aug: 21 in 10021 Aug: 20 in 10022 Aug: 20 in 10023 Aug: 19 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 23 in 10026 Aug: 24 in 10027 Aug: 20 in 10028 Aug: 19 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 20 in 10031 Aug: 20 in 1001 Sep: 22 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 21 in 1004 Sep: 20 in 1005 Sep: 21 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 19 in 1008 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 22 in 10010 Sep: 22 in 10011 Sep: 23 in 10012 Sep: 23 in 10013 Sep: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 47,043 stories about harm among 210,721 counted on 13 Sep.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,721 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bolivia. On 13 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. In Kashmir, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 1,366 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Bolivia81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 26 · mostly displacement Cuba80 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Congo76 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 806 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia362 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Washington US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1894 San Francisco US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Paris France246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Jerusalem Israel219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 Africa: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: 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 lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: 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: 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 usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 66 outletsKumasi, Ghana -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 32 outletsRoseau Fire Department, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 33 outletsMaryland, US -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 56 outletsZhengzhou, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsChoco, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 56 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories ● Kumasi Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Roseau Fire Department US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents30% 13,737 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice24% 10,899 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 8,648 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 6,337 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,026 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,576 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,229 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 killed11,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,871 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting evacuations1,860 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bolivia Stories reporting refugees729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill67 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.