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18,631 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 protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), tropical storm in the Bahamas and violence in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJersey 64 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

199 of its 348 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Causeway Bay accounted for 166 of Hong Kong's 199 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. 166 of Causeway Bay's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (145 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

610 of its 690 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Abaco accounted for 488 of the Bahamas' 610 stories about harm, carried by 592 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (377 stories). Tropical storm was named in 486 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

48 of its 53 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ouagadougou accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 48 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jersey

160 of its 251 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories).

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

Algeria

62 of its 127 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Algiers accounted for 57 of Algeria's 62 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 57 of Algiers' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,121 of its 2,036 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

453 of its 1,279 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 252 of Beijing's 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (87 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

57 of its 140 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 24 of Bangkok's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Drownings were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Nepal (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,631 stories about harm among 84,119 counted on 15 Sep.

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Of the day's 84,119 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 September 2018, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas88 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Jersey64 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Detroit US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Causeway Bay Hong Kong166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Abqaiq Saudi Arabia94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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 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 readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about 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 usualAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 70 outletsSydney, Australia -- rights & justice: 94 stories, carried by 65 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsTenby, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsChelmsford, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 60 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 81 stories, carried by 101 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 147 stories, carried by 125 outletsKashmiri, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

Warmest events

● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 70 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 94 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Tenby UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Chelmsford UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,111 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,802 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 3,392 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,380 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 361 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 358 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 killed5,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Zimbabwe Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Burkina Faso Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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