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28,917 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 protests in Tung Chung (Hong Kong), violence in Tunis and tornadoes in the Bahamas. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 82 in 100 of its 193 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

488 of its 736 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tung Chung accounted for 322 of Hong Kong's 488 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. 316 of Tung Chung's 322 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Typhoon was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tung Chung stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

159 of its 193 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tunis accounted for 130 of Tunisia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

1,389 of its 1,649 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Abaco accounted for 1,066 of the Bahamas' 1,389 stories about harm, carried by 938 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Tornadoes were named in 203 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Mali

35 of its 50 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

49 of its 54 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Ouagadougou accounted for 40 of Burkina Faso's 49 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 39 of Ouagadougou's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

266 of its 286 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Dhamar accounted for 212 of Yemen's 266 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

260 of its 590 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

61 of its 94 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 11 of Bogota's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

432 of its 1,287 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 108 of Johannesburg's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Norway (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Denmark (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sweden (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1665 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
31 in 10019 in 1004 Aug11 Aug18 Aug25 Aug2 Sep4 Aug: 31 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 22 in 1007 Aug: 23 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 22 in 10010 Aug: 26 in 10011 Aug: 26 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 21 in 10014 Aug: 20 in 10015 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 24 in 10018 Aug: 25 in 10019 Aug: 20 in 10020 Aug: 20 in 10021 Aug: 19 in 10022 Aug: 19 in 10023 Aug: 21 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 21 in 10026 Aug: 21 in 10027 Aug: 20 in 10028 Aug: 20 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 24 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 28,917 stories about harm among 114,173 counted on 2 Sep.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. of the day's 114,173 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Norway's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Hong Kong.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas84 in 100 of its 1,649 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia82 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 819 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tung Chung Hong Kong316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Beijing China301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Johannesburg South Africa108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Dayton US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Dhamar Yemen72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUnited 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 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNew Orleans, US -- rights & justice: 88 stories, carried by 85 outletsKasserine, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 60 outletsEau Rouge, Belgium -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsChannel Islands, US -- disasters & accidents: 263 stories, carried by 229 outletsBaghlan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 69 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsBamako, Mali -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 25 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Orleans US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 88 stories ● Kasserine Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Eau Rouge Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Channel Islands US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 263 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 9,256 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice22% 6,212 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence21% 5,981 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health13% 3,787 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,349 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 916 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 514 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 killed9,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,290 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting people injured3,641 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests2,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,199 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill45 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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