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What the world's news said happened to people.
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38,495 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 protests in Juba (South Sudan), violence in Bamenda and the hypothermia in Romania. South Sudan's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 81 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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 →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

241 of its 272 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Juba accounted for 159 of South Sudan's 241 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 157 of Juba's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cameroon

178 of its 219 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamenda accounted for 117 of Cameroon's 178 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Romania

163 of its 554 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Hypothermia was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

247 of its 331 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Rabat accounted for 185 of Morocco's 247 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories).

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

Mali

135 of its 158 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Menaka accounted for 122 of Mali's 135 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

229 of its 255 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Tripoli accounted for 219 of Libya's 229 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

12 of Kassala's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Chikungunya was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

92 of its 113 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tirana accounted for 92 of Albania's 92 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

250 of its 492 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Finland

92 of its 209 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Barbados (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,495 stories about harm among 210,966 counted on 26 Sep.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 27 July 2018. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual in Barbados' news. of the day's 210,966 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

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 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan89 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1450 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Moscow Russia171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Juba South Sudan157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Columbus US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 lessSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualSan Sebastian, Spain -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsNebraska, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsColorado, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 49 outletsCoffs Harbour, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsNinh Binh, Vietnam -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 31 stories, carried by 46 outletsRobertsbridge, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 53 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● San Sebastian Spain about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Coffs Harbour Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,597 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 8,167 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,497 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 5,495 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,118 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,658 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,241 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 951 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 killed9,722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,555 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Morocco Stories reporting refugees767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations339 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill121 at about the usual rate

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?

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