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40,308 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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Protests in Hebron (Palestine), people injured in Guinea and a disaster in Abaco drew the news. South Africa's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 49 in 100 of its 1,900 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Palestine

256 of its 500 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 169 of Palestine's 256 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 111 of Hebron's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Health

Guinea

33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

2,361 of its 2,904 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Abaco accounted for 1,687 of the Bahamas' 2,361 stories about harm, carried by 1,438 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,779 stories). Hypothermia was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tsunami and typhoon.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

939 of its 1,900 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Hong Kong

80 of Mong Kok's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

194 of its 260 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Maputo accounted for 158 of Mozambique's 194 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

724 of its 1,735 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 99 of Lagos' 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

85 of its 556 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

39 of its 180 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 40,308 stories about harm among 175,350 counted on 4 Sep.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 175,350 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. On 4 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Palestine's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas81 in 100 of its 2,904 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique75 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 527 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China532 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 657 Sacramento US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Santa Barbara County US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1771

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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: 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 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 32 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 158 stories, carried by 183 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 59 outletsKartarpur, Pakistan -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 57 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 158 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Kartarpur Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,216 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents27% 10,769 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health20% 7,853 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 4,560 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,116 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 969 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 558 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 killed12,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,235 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting arrests4,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting evacuations1,208 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions191 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced168 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill91 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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