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33,141 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 train derailment in Congo, people killed in Cambodia and landslides in Bhutan. Bhutan's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 62 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Congo

59 of its 65 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Alima accounted for 31 of Congo's 59 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Alima stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bhutan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Dominican Republic

50 of its 72 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

233 of its 579 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Malaria was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

277 of its 920 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (189 stories). Heavy rain was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

43 of its 218 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

521 of its 1,256 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

39 of its 55 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (477 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Kenya (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Uganda (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 33,141 stories about harm among 164,614 counted on 13 Sep.

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The news turned to Congo for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 164,614 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 September 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Congo's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 73%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Yemen85 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Bahamas71 in 100 of its 1,101 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia71 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US424 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1154 Baltimore US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 London UK234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Washington US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1378 El Paso US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 379 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as angry as the world's · 521 stories about harm ● Slovenia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Bhutan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,719 stories · about as usual Health26% 8,317 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,894 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 4,024 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,136 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 933 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 910 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 killed10,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees569 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations284 at about half the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced185 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions155 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill87 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
● 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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