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47,259 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 day's news pointed at illness in Gorongosa, a disaster in Bern and violence in Juba. South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMozambique 76 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 16
RegionNorth America 31 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

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Health

Mozambique

74 of its 97 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Gorongosa accounted for 66 of Mozambique's 74 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. HIV was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Gorongosa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

444 of its 801 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bern accounted for 341 of Switzerland's 444 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Bern stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

155 of its 168 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Juba accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 155 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

68 of its 78 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 13 of Khartoum's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

130 of its 466 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). West Nile virus was named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

112 of its 174 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

118 of its 247 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Copenhagen accounted for 108 of Denmark's 118 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Cuba

207 of its 298 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Havana accounted for 194 of Cuba's 207 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

61 of its 133 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

85 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 54 of Yerevan's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (251 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); west nile virus in Romania (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (241 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Puerto Rico (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 47,259 stories about harm among 199,600 counted on 14 Sep.

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In Mozambique, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 199,600 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan92 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan87 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico78 in 100 of its 679 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique76 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 16 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Fort Worth US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1390 Salt Lake City US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Idlib Syria182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Romania about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 535 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 533 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents36% 16,966 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice22% 10,305 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health17% 7,928 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 4,237 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement6% 2,893 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services4% 1,683 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,002 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 killed12,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,290 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests5,307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,535 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations2,610 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced871 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees757 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Russia and the UK

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.

● Angera little less than 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?

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