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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,163 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 rights and justice in Bratislava, wildfires in Portugal and deaths in Menaka. Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 63 in 100 of its 215 stories, usually 9
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

136 of its 215 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Bratislava accounted for 125 of Slovakia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

162 of its 302 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Wildfires were named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

141 of its 180 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Menaka accounted for 101 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Menaka stories →
Health

Romania

150 of its 448 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Drought was named in 119 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Oman

75 of its 126 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Saham accounted for 67 of Oman's 75 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

110 of its 113 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Lesser Antilles accounted for 95 of Guadeloupe's 110 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Niger

29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

84 of its 130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

232 of its 681 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

45 of its 281 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. 10 of Aracinovo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Dominica (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Lebanon (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Niger (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 36,163 stories about harm among 207,543 counted on 27 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 18 July 2018. 17 in every 100 of the day's 207,543 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Slovakia, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 9% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe97 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi92 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Congo85 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Mali78 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 53 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia75 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1520 Jerusalem Israel212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Dublin Ireland198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 London UK106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Beijing China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: 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 lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readEast 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: 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 readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea-Bissau: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualMonash, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMadison County, US -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 179 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 51 outletsOdense, Denmark -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 10 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 ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Madison County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 78 stories ● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,565 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health23% 8,078 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,472 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 5,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,369 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,275 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 846 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 killed8,360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,090 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,976 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees478 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations317 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced297 at about half the usual rate · most about Congo and Syria Stories reporting abductions283 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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