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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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 readArgentina: 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 readAfghanistan: 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 lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about twice its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBhutan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThimphu, Bhutan -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 29 outletsLjubljana, Slovenia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 104 stories, carried by 100 outletsMorro Bay, US -- other: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsTripoli, Libya -- displacement: 34 stories, carried by 22 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- shelter & services: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- health: 53 stories, carried by 74 outletsGuangdong, China -- rights & justice: 10 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

● Slovenia warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bhutan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Dominican Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Thimphu Bhutan about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Ljubljana Slovenia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Milan Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 104 stories ● Morro Bay US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 34 stories

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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