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30,507 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 violence in Kigali, deaths in Vienna and a disaster in Bern. Austria's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 83 in 100 of its 1,932 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

276 of its 301 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kigali accounted for 193 of Rwanda's 276 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

115 of its 192 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 109 of Austria's 115 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

218 of its 388 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bern accounted for 192 of Switzerland's 218 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Bern stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

217 of its 419 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 149 of Istanbul's 151 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

101 of its 106 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kompienga accounted for 90 of Burkina Faso's 101 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

748 of its 1,156 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 215 of Jerusalem's 384 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Poisoning was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,597 of its 1,932 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (259 stories). Storm surge was named in 632 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

250 of its 285 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Addis Ababa accounted for 199 of Ethiopia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

349 of its 757 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (211 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mauritania

67 of its 75 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Nouakchott accounted for 60 of Mauritania's 67 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (632 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in China (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Indonesia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 30,507 stories about harm among 114,278 counted on 15 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 1 January 2018. 27 in every 100 of the day's 114,278 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda92 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritania89 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia88 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines83 in 100 of its 1,932 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Moscow Russia185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 973 Istanbul Türkiye149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Paris France136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readLaos: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about twice its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNouakchott, Mauritania -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 68 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsKenora, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 21 outletsLas Vegas, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 37 outletsCentral Equatoria, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 84 outletsBrighton, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 57 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 60 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 151 stories, carried by 161 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

● Mauritania warmth about twice usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nouakchott Mauritania about 5 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kenora Canada about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Las Vegas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Central Equatoria South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 75 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents38% 11,455 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice22% 6,564 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence14% 4,202 stories · about as usual Health13% 4,022 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,137 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 986 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 554 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 killed11,331 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected5,235 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests3,786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,408 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations1,947 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced820 at about three times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions537 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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
● Griefa little more 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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