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What the world's news said happened to people.
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21,555 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Oslo, rights and justice in Moscow and protests in Tung Chung (Hong Kong). Norway's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 58 in 100 of its 392 stories, usually 10
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Norway

95 of its 153 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Oslo accounted for 67 of Norway's 95 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Outbreaks were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

520 of its 963 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 461 of Russia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (440 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

298 of its 395 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tung Chung accounted for 248 of Hong Kong's 298 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 244 of Tung Chung's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tung Chung stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

1,294 of its 1,692 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Abaco accounted for 810 of the Bahamas' 1,294 stories about harm, carried by 1,011 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with food poisoning and oil spill.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Ukraine

174 of its 268 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kiev accounted for 114 of Ukraine's 174 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

247 of its 419 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 37 of Jerusalem's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

229 of its 392 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Typhoon was named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

42 of its 94 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

293 of its 619 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

97 of its 191 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Madagascar (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Canada (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Mexico (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 21,555 stories about harm among 91,003 counted on 7 Sep.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. 24 in every 100 of the day's 91,003 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Norway stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 7 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas76 in 100 of its 1,692 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong75 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Sudan70 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq70 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tung Chung Hong Kong244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 985 Beijing China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Moscow Russia148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Toronto Canada76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCuba: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsChannel Islands, US -- disasters & accidents: 118 stories, carried by 135 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsLeticia, Colombia -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 30 outletsAurangabad, India -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 206 stories, carried by 210 outletsAntananarivo, Madagascar -- food & livelihood: 34 stories, carried by 28 outletsDonington, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Channel Islands US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 118 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Leticia Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories ● Aurangabad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 6,591 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice28% 5,978 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health17% 3,541 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 3,010 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 850 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 583 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 368 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 351 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 killed7,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,716 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting people injured1,090 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations653 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting refugees242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill131 at about three times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting people displaced81 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US

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 about as 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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